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NOTICE.
In again offering our Annual Catalogue to the public, we do so with
much pleasure, and are glad to announce that the quality of our stock,
which has given such good results in past years, has been improved and
jargely increased during the present season; and also that many valuable
New and Rare varieties have been added, so that we believe it to be as
complete as any collection in the country. Our facilities for propagation
are now so perfect, that we are able to insure good quality at the lowest
rates. Where a considerable quantity is wanted, we can give special in-
dlucements.
In order to meet the increased demand for our Plants, &c., we have
been induced to extend a part of our business to the city of Manchester,
where the Railway and Express facilities enable us to better dispatch
goods in all directions, with the least possible delay. We have erected
an extensive range of houses, seven in number, nearly one hundred feet
in length, on the corner of Pearl and Maple Streets, about fifteen min-
utes walk from the Railroad Station. And we cordially invite all to visit our
establishment and satisfy themselves of the superiority of our stock before
purchasing elsewhere.
You will also notice that we have combined our Plant and Seed cata-
logue in one; as many of our customers who order seeds also order
plants,and as we have to repeat a great many articles in one catalogue that
we have in the other, we concluded to combine both in one,thereby saving
time and expense, and making it much more convenient for all.
Nearly every variety of plants named in this catalogue can be sent by
mail with perfect safety to any part of the United States, where the
time will not exceed ten days. In some cases smaller plants will
have to be sent them by express, but all will be well rooted and will
readily grow, and will be sent Post Paid at catalogue prices.
All orders for Seeds or Plants by Mail should be directed as heretofore
to Brentwood, N. H.
Orders from unknown correspondents, unless es eet Se by a remit-
tance or satisfactory reference, will be sent by express, C. O. D.
No charges for boxes, baskets, or packing, and all packages delivered
at Railroad Stations or Express Offices, free of charge.
J. T. SMITH & SONS,
MANCHESTER, N. H. - - - - Brentwoop, N. H.
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PLANTS
POR fH Ey SseRING- OF 1874.
as Le Emperor.—New Ivy-Leaved Geranium.
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x REMARKABLE variety of Ivy-leaved Geranium, with a scan-
* dent or trailing habit, adapted for training on conservatory wall
or pillars, on which it will reach 12 or 18 feet in hight. It is free
and vigorous in growth, with large, handsome, full expanded
leaves, impressed with an angular brown zcne in the center.
Flowers rose with spot on upper petals. $1.00 each.
Aline Sisley.—New Double White Geranium.
Dwarf, compact, free flowering habit; flowers double and pure white. $1.00.
Le Negre.—WNew Double Geranium.
Umbels from 4 to 6 inches in diameter; flowers medium-sized, very full, perfect
in shape, with rich maroon colored imbricated petals, which are of a dark wine
red on the reverse side. A very free blooming variety, and entirely distinct in
color from any ofits kind yet known. 40 cents each.
Le Progress.—New Double Geranium.
This is a great improvement on that valuable new colored Geranium, Victor
of Lyons; foliage glossy green; nice zone, producing abundance of magenta
colored blooms suffused with purple; quite an acquisition to this class, and by
far the best double yet sent out. 50 cents each.
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Fernerfolia Odorata.—Geranium.
This was raised from the old Denticulata, but is much more finely cut in the
leaf, and is a very strong grower. It never changes its beautiful, fern-like ap-
pearance, and is one of the easiest geraniums to grow at all seasons of the year.
The fragrance is pleasing, and it is an exceedingly beautiful plant. 50 cents each.
Lady Edith.—New Ivy-Leaf Geranium.
This beautiful novelty is the result of a cross between a Zonale and Ivy-Leaf
Pelargonium. Flowers crimson, tinged with purple, profuse bloomer, leaves and
habit of plant very lovely, quite new and distinct in character. 50 cents each.
New Pelargoniums,
Conquest, (New) deep purplish crimson, with dark maroon spot on top petals
compact growth and free bloomer. 75 cents each.
Majestic, (New) crimson, with black spot on top petals, large white throat, fine
show flower. 75 cents each.
Warrior, (Vew) light crimson top petals, with large maroon spot, deep rose
lower petals, very large flower, profuse bloomer. 75 cents each.
Mrs. J. C. Mapping.— White Edged Geranium.
(With White Flowers.)
Here we have a variety with not only the beautiful variegated leaves, but hay-
ing at the same time pure white flowers, which entirely obviates the necessity of
taking off the flowers. If is easy to conceive what the effect of a bed of this va-
riety would be in a well-arranged flower garden. The habit of the plant appears
good and vigorous, and we have no doubt it will fully sustain the high character
we receive with it. $1 each.
New Pelargoniums--of 1873. *
Coquette de Plessis, white, with a bright rosy carmine blotch on upper petals,
and feather-like center lines, under petals tipped with rosy crimson, with
white side belts; very early and a profuse bloomer. 50 cents each.
Crispiflora, white, with rose blotches shaded lilac and blue, and beautifully
fringed, quite unique. 50 cents each.
Grandis Odorata, an exceedingly beautiful new fragrant-leaved variety, with
large flowers, and broad oak-shaped richly fragrant leaves; flowers finely
shaded deep violet rose, blotched on the upper lobes. 50 cents each.
New Double Petunia.—Princess.
Plant is of very rank growth, flower immense size, measuring more than four
inches in diameter, outside petals evenly marked white on a purple ground, free
bloomer in the open ground, holding its color well; during the last season it has
superseded all other double sorts.
Price, 50 cents each; $4.00 per dozen.
Amaranthus Abyssinicus.—WNew.
New Abyssinian introduction, formiug an exceedingly vigorous tree-like speci-
vmen of 5 feet in hight by the same in diameter, the stem measuring 3 inches
through. The plant is composed of 6 to 8 stout branches, each of which throws
out as many smaller ones, which are all terminated, iu the first place, by a large,
drooping carmine red flower spike, this being subsequently surrounded by 10 to
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 3
12 somewhat shorter ones, lending to the plant a highly curious appearance.
Isolated on lawns or planted at the sides of broad walks this species produces a
remarkably striking effect. 50 cents each.
Begonia Sedeni Magnifica.—WNew.
A cross between B. Sedeni and B. Boliviensis, with flowers as large again as
those of B. Sedeni and of a much more brilliantcolor. It may be employed either
for groups or pot culture; its adaptation for both purposes renders it worthy of
being highly recommended. 50 cents each.
Begonia Sedenia Victoria.—New.
Splendid hybrid of B. Sedeni having bright carmine scarlet flowers and a strong,
compact habit. Producing, as it does, a profusion of bloom, its utility for bed-
ding can not be over-estimated. Masses on a lawn, even when viewed from afar,
preseat a gorgeous aspect. From the beginning of June. until the end of October,
plants bedded out are loaded with their dazzling blossoms. 50 cents each.
Celosia, Huttonil.—Ready May 1st.
Introduced by Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. The plant is of compact form
and bushy habit, profusely branched, each leading branch being tipped with a
small spike of bright crimson flowers. In color it resembles the well known
Tresine Lindenii, the upper surface of the leaf being of a deep claret color, while
the under side is of a bright crimson shade. Hight one and one-half to two feet,
by about one and one-half feet in diameter. 30 cents each.
Master Christine.—Geranium, New Zonale.
This is unquestionably by far the brightest and best pink Geranium ever yet
sent out. It has attracted so much attention in England that it is considered the
model single Geranium of the day. It has flowered and been fully tested in our
grounds the past season, and fully sustains the high character we received with
it from England. $1.00 each.
Hydrangeas.
H. Otaska. A very beautiful plant from Japan, giving large clusters of bluish
pink flowers in great abundance through the season, the flowers are very
persistent; a splendid plant and most probably perfectly hardy. 50 cents.
H. Paniculata Grandiflora. Highly ornamental shrub with enormously large
dense flower heads, opening pure white, and tinted with rose in their ma-
ture bloom, blooms profusely during the summer months, and is perfectly
hardy. 50 cents each.
Primula Japonica.
Our gardens have secured a perfectly new Primula a foot and a half high, bear-
ing four or five separate whorls of flowers, each flower an inch in diameter, and
of a splendid magenta color, and the plant moreover perfectly hardy—can any-
thing be added to this to indicate its value? A more beautiful or a more useful
plant has not been for many years introduced. Of its hardiness there can be no
ua as zi has stood the ordeal of the last severe winter without protection.
1.00 each.
New Tricolor-leaved Fuchsia, “ Sunray.”
One of the most beautiful plants ever offered; colors as rich and clear as in any
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Tricolor Pelargonium; the leaves, which are very large, are of a rich, bright
crimson, white, and bronzy green, in about equal parts. The habit and growth
is all that can be desired, each plant forming a beautiful pyramid. It will make
a Magnificent exhibition plant, and invaluable as a decorative or market plant.
Flowers of fine form, scarlet tube and sepals, with light purple corolla. 50 cts. each.
Campanula, Medium Calycanthema.
(Ready April 1st.)
Perennial; a variety of Canterbury Bell. Separate colors—blue and white.
The flower cup is about the same as the old Canterbury Bell; the flower sets into
a colored calyx, the calyx having the appearance of a portion of the flower. In
this variety the calyx spreads out, while in the old variety the calyx is green and
stands closely up against the flower. 25 cents each.
Statice Latifolia.
A desirable Hardy Herbaceous Plant, with broad, Jaxuriant foliage and large
trusses of lilac flowers; very fine for boquets when dried.
Price, 40 cents each; $4.00 per dozen.
New Fuchsias of 187s.
We know of no plants which have met with such decided improvements within
the past few years as the Fuchsia; the following are some of the newest and best:
Beauty of Sherwood, sepals white, crimson corolla.
Brilliant, tube and sepals white shaded with pink, corolla bright red.
Empire, scarlet tube and sepals, white corolla, good size.
Dolly Varden, scarlet tube and sepals, and fine double shaded purple corolla;
very attractive.
George Felton, tube short and thick, sepals elegantly reflexed, corolla a beauti-
ful bright purple; very double.
Smith’s Avalanche, very double, compact, and beautifully formed flowers, cor-
olla pure white, of extra size, tube and sepals brilliant carmime scarlet.
Mr. Richard Pexton, flowers immense size, with a fine pyramidal growth,
free bloomer, and a great stride in this class, possessing that beautiful dark
magenta satiny colored corolla, with a bright coral red tube and sepals, the
latter reflexed quite up to its tube.
Mrs. E. Bennett, is a most abundant blooming single white corolla kind, natu-
rally forming itself into a beautiful pyramidal plant, and will certainly
prove one of the best for exhibition yet sent out.
Mr. George Brunning, one of the most model-like plants that we possess; dark
scarlet tubes and sepals, the latter well reflexed, and a most abundant
bloomer, and habit not excelled.
Prince Leopold, flower double, with recurved deep crimson tube and sepals,
corolla dark violet, suffused with carmine on the upper part, neat habit,
profuse bloomer, effective variety.
Purity, an effective flower, good habit of growth, with broad, well refiexed
peel carmine tube and sepals; corolla pure white, a very beautiful light
ower.
The American Banner, is so named in consequence of the corolla being most
peculiarly and perfectly striped and blotched with red on a splendid blue
ground colored corolla; fine habit, and flowering exceedingly free. This is
a most attractive Fuchsia.
Standard, a magnificent, large, showy flower, tube a pleasing light rosy pink
color; the sepals, which are very broad, are ot arich cherry pink color
tipped with white; the large and fine corolla is of a rich violet purple color,
flamed with deep rose; a most effective variety.
Price, 30 cents each.
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Achyranthus:
INE plants either for the decoration of the flower garden in
“3 summer or conservatory in winter, retaining their color well
through the summer, growing freely in almost any soil or situation;
the following are the most desirable:
Gilsoni, leaves and stems bright crimson, compact growing, excellent for bedding
out with light foliage plants.
Verschaffeltii, the leaves and stems are of violet, shaded with crimson, com-
pact growing. 2
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Abutilon Thompsonii.
A plant of an erect graceful habit, the leaves are mottled or marked with bright
golden yellow, which retain their variegation during the hot weather; flowers
orange veined with crimson. 30 cents each.
Abutilon Striatum.
A vigorous growing plant, blooming freely from July to March, very useful for
boquets. 30 cents each.
Agave Americana.
The well-known Century Plant; a magnificent ornament for the garden, the
lawn, the conservatory or parlor; can be easily kept in the cellar during winter.
50 cents each.
Alternatheras.
Dwarf bushy plants, with brilliantly colored leaves; excellent for vases or
hanging baskets. Planted in light soil in the flower garden, they succeed to per-
fection, the great heat of the summer bringing out the full beauty of the foliage.
Magnifica, variously colored with gold, crimson, orange and bronze.
Amabilis, rich tints of orange, rose and green.
Paronychoides, bronze brown, tipt with bright red.
Ameena, magenta colored; very dwarf plant.
Spatulata, leaves tinted carmine and green.
Telianthera Versicolor, brown and green, tipt with magenta.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
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Antirrhinum.—Snapdragon.
An indispensable tribe of plants for bedding out, worthy of a place in every
garden, blooming without intermission from May until frost; in various colors
from pure white to deep crimson, including many fine biotehed and striped
varieties.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Azalea Indica.
A very beautiful class of plants, for winter or spring blooming; of nearly every
shade of color, blooming freely from Jauuary to June; they require an abund-
ance of water when in bloom and in a growing state.
Adolphe de Nassau, large rose.
Brilliant, scarlet.
Burlingtonia, rosy purple.
Compt de Hainault, double rose, spotted.
Coronata, brilliant deep rosy crimson.
Decora, rich violet rose, great bloomer.
Eulalie Van Geert, large carmine, variegated.
Fielder’s White, very fine white.
Minerva, scarlet.
Indicata Alba, white.
Napoleon ITI., scarlet.
Narcissiflora, double white, very early, good for winter bloom ing.
Sophie de Schondrun, scarlet.
Suzette, clear silvery lilac, densely spotted.
Sir Charles Napier, salmon rose.
Standard of Perfection, rose.
Symmetry, rosy salmon.
Watsonii, dark rose.
Price, 50 cents each; S4 per dozen.
Alyssum Variegata.
This is one of our most useful variegated plants, the white of the foliage pre-
dominating over the green; it is excellent for baskets, or for massing, and as it
blooms freely i in winter its sweet-scented flowers are much used for boquets.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Aloysia Citriodora.—Lemon Verbena.
A plant very much esteemed for its delightful fragrance, making quite an acqui-
sition for boquets. A fine bedding plant, will grow iu any common garden soil.
Price, 30 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Begonias.—Rex Varieties.
Beautiful ornamental leaves, fine for baskets, &c. .50 cents each.
Begonias.
The Begonias" are now considered indispensable as winter flowering plants,
blooming ‘profusely as they do from November to March; flowers vary in color
from light pink to dark scarlet.
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. t
Hybrida Multiflora, of neat, compact habit, with small, ovate, glossy leaevs
and a profusion of gracefully drooping racemes of rosy pink flowers.
Incarnata, bearing clusters of pink flowers through the winter.
Fuchsoides, of pyramidal growth; fuchsia-like flowers.
Saundersonil, scarlet crimson.
Begonia Veitehii Argentea.
A year’s trial of this beautiful plant proves it to be a decided acquisition to our
ornamental foliage plants; leaves distinctly spotted white on the upper surface,
reddish brown underneath: very large blossoms of a rich orange scarlet.
Price, 25 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Bouvardies.
For autumn and winter flowering plants the Bouvardies are well known to
every florist; they are of the eaSiest culture, giving their rich colored flowers in
great profusion.
Davidsonii, a white winter blooming variety, bearing clusters of white flowers
in great profusion through the winter months, when they are so much
prized. 40 cents each.
Elegans, color a scarlet carmine, flowers and truss of immense size, larger than
any other variety. 50 cents each.
Grandifiora, flowers pure white, wax-like; very sweet; a distinct and very
beautiful variety. 50 cents each.
Leiantha, splendid racemes of rich scarlet; vigorous grower, fine habit, free
bloomer. 30 cents each.
Jasminoides, bearing in great profusion wax-like flowers, which resemble the
Jasmine, both in appearance and fragrance. 30 cents.
Vrelandii, free grower and profuse bloomer, bearing large trusses of pure white
flowers. 50 cents each.
Boussingaultia.
A beautiful species of the well known Maderia Vine, but of half shrubby style
of growth, the leaves are succulent, variegated green and white; the flowers are
pinkish, having the odor of the Maderia Vine. 30 cents.
Camellias.
These are the most important of all flowers used in the construction of boquets.
They are grown to an extent truly surprising for that purpose in all our large
cities and villages. Our collection contains all the finest varieties in cultivation.
Price, $1 to $3 each.
Carnations, Monthly or Tree.
A very valuable plant for either summer decoration of the flower garden, 01
for winter flowering in the parlor or greenhouse; flowers of nearly every shade
of markings, most of them are delightfully fragrant, and are valuable for winter
boquets.
Astoria, yellow ground, edged with scarlet, white and crimson.
Boule de Neige, pink.
Canary, yellow ground, tinged rose.
Donadis Pride, bright scarlet.
De Fontana, yellow ground, tinted with purple.
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Edwardsii, pure white, large and perfect flower.
Henrietta, rose striped with purple.
La Purite, carmine, dwarf, profuse bloomer.
Miniature, pink and white.
Mrs. Zeller, pure white.
Marginata, white, shaded with rosy lilac.
Mrs. Wilson, large bright scarlet.
President Degraw, pure white, occasionally shaded blush.
Souvenir de un Ami, rosy white, flaked with purple.
U. S. Grant, pure white, blooming in clusters.
Variegated La Purite, carmine, striped.
Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen.
Calla Lilies.
These well known and beautiful plants, with Jarge, white, trumpet shaped flow-
ers, Will bloom freely all the summer, and may be easily wintered in a light cellar.
During their growing season they require an abundance of water.
Price, 35 to 50 cents each.
Cannas.
A genus of tropical plants, making fine ornamental bedding groups of easy cult-
ure; will grow in any garden soil, blooming the entire summer; their chief merit
is their large, showy, tropical foliage; are useful grown as a single specimen, or
for grouping with other foliage plants; may be dug and kept ina dry, warm
place, same as Dahlias, during the winter. 30 cents each.
Caladium Esculentum.
This is one of the most beautiful and striking of the ornamental foliage plants
in cultivation, either for culture in large pots or for planting out upon the lawn,
as a Single specimen, or for grouping with other ornamental foliage plants, grow-
ing easily in any good garden soil, and is of the easiest culture. When of full
size it stands about five feet high, with immense leaves of shield shaped outline,
measuring four feet in length by two to three in breadth, very smooth and of a
light green color, beautifully veined and variegated with dark green. 50 cts. each.
Caladiums.—ZIn Variety.
Of this superb class of ornamental leaf plants, we offer a fine collection, all of
which have beautiful leaf markings, of almost every imaginable color, spotted,
blotched, speckled or flecked with white, or crimson, on a green ground.
Price, 50 cents to $1 each.
Calceolarias, Shrubby.
_These are beautiful and singular bedding plants, their novel shades of color
give interesting variety to the flower garden during the summer months.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Seedlings from finest strain of herbaceous sorts, beautifully marked and spot-
ted. 30 cents each.
Centaurea Candida.
A neat, compact growing plant, with downy white leaves. Massed with the
Coleus, it forms a striking contrast. 40 cents each.
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Centaurea Gymnocarpa.
This handsome plant attains a diameter of two feet, forming a graceful, rounded
bush of silvery grey, for which nothing is so well fitted to contrast with dark
foliage plants. As a plant for hanging baskets it is also unsurpassed, its drooping,
fern-like leaves being very effective.
Price, 30 cents each; $8 per dozen.
Centaurea Clementina.
A robust and free-growing variety, producing crowns of leaves deeply cut in
lobes, the leaves in their earliest stage being so densely covered with down as
to be perfectly white. 50 cents each.
Coliseum Ivy.—HJLinaria.
A very interesting and compact growing plant, never exceeding four inches in
hight, and of a beautiful trailing habit. 15 cents each.
Coprosma Baueriana Variegata.
An exceedingly beautiful plant, suitable either for greenhouse decoration or
for beautifying the flower garden during the summer months. The habitis bushy
and compact, leaves obovate, stout, bright glossy green in the center, broadly
margined with creamy yellow, which changes with age to pure white. 50 cts. each.
Cyclamen Persicum.
As an ornamental plant this is excelled by few. Its varied and marbled foliage
contrasting finely with its beautiful and fragrant flowers, it is considered one of
the best flowering plants for parlor or conservatory decorations from December
to May. It is especially adapted for a window plant, standing the variations of
temperature and dry atmosphere well. 30 cents to $1 each, according to size.
Large Flowered Chrysanthemums.
Antonella, salmon yellow, large and beautifully ineurved.
Duchess of Wellington, delicate rose, tipped with blush.
Duchess of Buckingham, pure white, beautifully incurved.
Empress Eugenie, delicate rose lilac, incurved, fine.
Golden John Salter, golden yellow, changing to amber.
Golden Queen, golden canary, large and fine.
Hereward, large purple, with silvery back.
Pompon Chrysanthemums.
Amy, clear yellow, dwarf, compact habit.
Cinderella, white, fine.
Fairy Nymph, pure white, fine petals, beautiful.
Gaiety, bright red, with orange border, dwarf.
Innocence, white, shaded with pink.
Madge Wildfire, vivid red, with large golden tips, distinct.
Mere Compin, pure snow white, very fine.
Japanese Chrysanthemums.
These differ from the varieties cultivated, by their novel and striking colors;
10 - J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
the flowerets in many resemble a mass of colored threads. They are admirably
adapted for Jate flowering in the greenhouse.
Comet, orange yellow, changing to chestnut red.
Dr. Mare? center bright yellow, the exterior being formed of showy red
' petals.
Emperor of China, rosy white, changing to clear white, having the center
tinted with rosy buff.
Jupiter, large amber, changing to buff, petals long and much curled.
Laciniatum, fringed white, resembling a pink.
Meteor, golden yellow, changing to orange, petals very long.
Negro, splendid dark maroon, with long, curled, threadlike petals.
Coleus.
Perhaps no plant of late introduction has created such a sensation as the
Culeus; they surpass all other plants in the diversity of their character and ap-
pearance, as well as in the brightness of their coloring; in grouping, their rich
and varied hues form a striking and agreeable contrast.
Aurea Marginata, a very beautiful variety with light crimson scarlet leaves,
and bright golden margin.
Boquet, leaves beautifully fringed, rich chocolate color, variously blotched with
green and yellow.
Beauty of Widmore, light green; chocolate center, with pink zone.
Glow=worm, claret crimson, clearly defined green edge.
Her Majesty, brénzy red center, with narrow yellow edge.
Hero, chocolate maroon.
Lady Edith, leaf deeply serrated of the richest olive, broadly margined with
light yellow.
Laciniata, leaves bright green, with chocolate-colored spots.
Marshallii, rich chocolate purple, with narrow green edge.
Princess Royal, center of the leaves are a rich bronzy crimson, with a narrow
bright yellow margin.
Prince of Wales, leaves of a deep purplish red, marked with deeper colored
blotches, and slight golden margin.
Verschaffeltii, rich velvety crimson, the finest bedding sort.
Veitchii, leaves light green, with dark chocolate spots.
Van Houtii, rich deep green, speckled and splashed with crimson.
Victor, bronzy red, broad golden margin.
Setting Sun, rich bronze, crimson center, yellow edge.
Chameleon, this is a distinct variety of great beauly, ground color of the leaf is
a carmine pink, splashed with dark maroon, the edge of the leat fringed
with yellow; it is well named chameleon, for there is seldom two leaves on
the plant to be found alike; this variety must be grown in a high tempera-
ture to bring it to perfection.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Cissus Discolor,
A well known Stove Climber with leaves beautifully shaded with dark green,
purple and white; the upper surface of the leaf having a rich velvet-like appear-
ance. The plant requires the highest temperature in winter to develop the beau-
tiful coloring of the leaves; with proper treatment it may be trained to almost
any extent. 50 cents each.
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Cuphea Platycentra.
Always in bloom; grows freely in the flower border in summer, and is covered
with a profusion of bright scarlet tubes, tipt with black and white.
Price, 10 cents each; $1 per dozen.
Daphne Odora.
We know of no evergreen plant more deliciously fragrant when iu bloom;
requires to be protected from the hot burning sun, and heavy rains; should be in
every collection. 50 cents each.
Daisies.
We have a very fine stock of this beautiful little plant, all finely double and
handsome varieties, with rose white and variegated flowers. 15 cents each.
Dahlias.
Our varieties of this most beautiful and showy flower have been selected with
special reference to constancy aud continuance of bloom; they are all first class
Soran with proper attention will make a gorgeous display during the fall
Dry bulbs can be sent by mail at any time; plants in April or May.
Autumn Glow, orange scarlet.
Alexander Cramony, shaded maroon, very large fine flower.
Alice Purchase, purple, tipt with white, first rate flower.
Baron Alderson, scarlet and white.
Belle de Baum, rosy lilac, free bloomer.
Bob Ridley, bright red, splendid form.
Bluebeard, a great novelty of color, shaded crimson, large and beautiful.
Celestial, blush, shaded with lilac.
Colossus, golden yellow, of immense size.
Crimson King, beautiful crimson, fine form, very constant.
Delicata, rosy fawn, a new color.
Ethel, dark purple, tipped with pure white, a free bloomer, extra.
Empress, white, tipped with violet, beautiful.
Etoil du Nord, scarlet, tipped with white.
George Peabody, very dark maroon, tipped with vivid red, very fine.
Golden Beauty, a beautiful clear yellow, of the finest quality.
Loveliness, white ground, edged with rosy crimson.
Lord Fielding, nearly black, of the finest form.
Lady Cooper, clear bright rose.
Lady Popham, white, delicately tipped with lavender.
Miss W. Pigot, pure white, good form, one of the best of the whites.
Mr. Hogg, clear rose color, extra fine, constant.
Madame Trotter, biush, crimson tip.
Mont Blanc, white, large, fine form.
Mrs. Saunders, a splendid flower, yellow, tipt with white, fine form. °
Mrs. Thompson, straw, petals blotched and spotted carmine.
Mrs. Edwards, deep lilac.
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Marquis of Beaumont, ruby.
Metropolitan Queen, lilac.
Othello, deep crimson.
Orion, orange, tipped with white.
Princess Charlotte, crimson and white.
Pioneer, deep scarlet, constant and good form.
Standard Bearer, dark puce purple, very deep close flower.
Tom Green, darkest maroon, tipped with white, and shaded with rose.
Triumph de Tournaix, dark scarlet.
Triumph de Robiax, rosy amber, pointed with white.
Wm. Dodds, golden yellow, fine form, constant.
Vesta, pure white, extra fine.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Pompom, or Boquet Dahlias.
This class is highly valuable, and adds to the novelty, as well as the beauty of
a collection. The varieties are distinguished for their profusion of extremely
elegant miniature blossoms, size of a Ranunculus flower: they are highly deco-
ravine and effective for their compact and neat growth, and neatness of form and
outline.
Alba Floribunda Nana, white, profuse bloomer,
Black Dwarf, maroon, extra.
Child of Faith, creamy white, incurved.
Crimson Beauty, the richest shade of crimson.
Emotion, crimson, tipped with pure white.
Exquisite, golden yellow, the edge of the petals tinted with scarlet.
Flambeau, bright crimson.
German Boy, cinnamon.
Kind and True, straw, with purple tip.
Little Kate, deep purple, fine form, extra.
Little Model, white, tipped with a deep crimson, perfect shape.
Little Wag, white, belted with violet.
Little Dear, blush white, tipped with violet, good form.
Little Wonder, crimson, fine form.
Little de Poe, blush, lilac tip.
Little Madonna, crimson, with white edge.
Noble Lady, brilliant canary color, with rosy carmine edges.
Prince of the Liliputs, dark brown, blotched and tipped with white.
Racine, maroon purple.
Snowflake, white, very full.
- Sweetheart, light purplish carmine, on a fawn ground.
Tom Thumb Minor, rich dark maroon.
Wilhemina, orange, amber and scarlet, one of the best.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Eupatorium Riparium.
The flowers are very freely produced; color pure white, blooming from Janu-
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ary until March, at which season it is found very valuable for boquets and con-
servatory decoration. Comparing this with all other species known to us, it
must be considered the finest in its group. 30 cents each.
Euphorbia Jacquiniflora.
A well known plant, flowering in midwinter, and from its wreathing style of
flowers is much used for holiday decorations; flowers orange scariet. 50 cts. each.
Fuchsias, Double.
Avalanche, bright carmine sepals, large, double, dark violet corolla, with a red
feather radiating from the base, vigorous grower.
Annie Boleyn, sepals purple, corolla dark.
Diadem, tube and sepals scarlet, corolla crimson.
Elm City, corolla forming rich crimson balls, very double.
Empress, tube and sepals bright vermilion scarlet, corolla large and very double.
Gladiator, large, double, red and violet.
Harry Felton, scarlet tube and sepals, bright purple corolla.
Marquis de Bellfont, sepals crimson, petals rose, shaded violet.
Purple Prince, this isa bold and handsome variety; tube and sepals waxy
curmine scarlet, coroila rich violet, flower extra size.
Striata Perfecta, double, striped blue and white.
Sir Colin Campbell, double corolla, rich purple.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Fuchsias, Single.
Albo Coccinea, tube cherry crimson; white sepals and violet corolla.
Arabella Improved, tube very large, sepals broad, and of very thick leathery
substance and well reflexed; a strong, quick grower, and good habit, tube
and sepals white, corolla rosy pink; one of the best fuchsias ever offered
for sale.
Charming, violet corolla, crimson sepals, immense clusters.
Carl Halt, a white and red striped variety, distinct from any other, and very
beautiful.
King of Fuchsias, sepals light carmine, corolla rich violet purple.
Day Dream, maroon corolla, crimson sepals.
. Bridesmaid, tube and sepals white, corolla crimson.
Jolly, pure white tube and sepals, which are well reflexed, bright pink corolla,
fine grower, and altogether one of the very best fuchsias.
Lustre, vivid vermilion corolla, waxy white tube and sepals, early and free
flowering.
Meteor, foliage yellow and crimson.
Monseur de Offoy, sepals crimson, petals rose bordered with violet.
Monarch, very long tube and sepals, the latter well-reflexed scarlet, the corolla
- Javender color.
Prince Imperial, bright scarlet sepals, dark purple corolla.
Puritina, sepals light carmine, white corolla.
Princess Alexandra, tube and sepals blush white, corolla bright carmine rose,
free flowerer.
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Punch, corolla pure white, sepals dark crimson.
Rose of Castile, blush white sepals, corolla rosy purple.
Starlight, waxy white tube and sepals, and clear rose corolla.
Speciosa, producing large flowers two inches in length, tubes and sepals blush ,
corolla crimson, great bloomer.
Serratifolia, the tube of the flower is carmine, the tips of the sepals shading to
green, the corolla light scarlet.
Senator, sepals bright crimson, corolla rich violet.
Try Me, Oh, tube and sepals intense coral red; every flower regularly re-
flexed; corolla dark plum color. A most abundant bloomer, and for a
fine, strong, quick growth, not equaled by any other Fuchsia.
Wave of Life, scarlet sepals, corolla violet blue, of fine form, gold-tinted
foliage, forming a fine coutrast with bloom.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Ferns.
These beautiful plants are now coming into very general cultivation; their ~
great diversity and gracefulness of foliage, make them much valued as plants for
baskets, vases, or rock-work, or as specimen plants for parlor or conservatory.
Price, 30 cents each.
Fittonia Argyroneura.
A trailing plant with light green leaves, which are beautifully veined and laced
with silver. 380 cents each. :
Gardenas.
An esteemed genus of plants, having an evergreen shining foliage; the flowers
are of a beautiful waxy white, and highly odoriferous. 50 cents each.
Geranium Quercifolium Nigricans.
' A beautiful oak leaf variety, of good habit, producing a dense mass of green
leaves beautifully veined with black. 25 cents each.
Geranium, Ivy-leaved, Remarkable.
A large-flowered variety, after the style of the Ivy-leaved section; rose and
white, with an upright habit. A beautiful and interesting plant, entirely distinct
in character. 30 cents each.
Geranium, Scented.—Little Pet.
A dwarf cut-leaved variety, delightfully fragrant, having the valuable quality
of blooming as profusely as the scarlets; flowers bright carmine with black spot.
Price, 25 cents each.
Gold and Silver Variegated Geraniums.
We know of no plants that better repay good cultivation than the variegated
Geraniums. When well grown, whether in bloom or not, they are a boquet of
themselves; there are no plants that are more easily managed, more beautiful, or
more worthy of cultivation.
Arthur Hl. Wills, zone very dark chestnut brown, surrounded by a bright yel-
low margin, habit compact and free.
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Beauty of Oulton, broad yellow leaf, with a broad bronze zone, free growth
and good habit; color eerese scarlet.
Bronze Queen, yellowish bronze, with zones of dark chocolate color clearly
defined, scarlet flowers.
Cloth of Gold, yellow leaf, with small green disk.
Flower of the Day, bright green center, white edge.
Golden Banner, this is a golden self, without any green, or the slightest trace
of a zone, and if the flowers be removed, it forms a mass of pure gold, un-
excelled in any other pedding plant.
Italia Unita, zone of leaf elegantly blended with light carmine rose, margin
silvery white, scarlet flowers, white eye. 40 cents. ;
Lady Cullum, a beautiful variety, with broad and rich leaf zones, the crimson
ground being suffused with a brilliant flame color. 50 cents.
Lass 0’ Gowrie, leaf margined, snowy white, the inner broad zone radiating
brilliant rose. It is impossible to give a just description of the exceeding
beauty of marking of this, beyond comparison the best silver tricolor. $1
each.
Mountain of Snow, pure white margin, good leaf and flower.
Mrs. Pollock, of strong, robust habit, its green leaf disc being overlaid with a
bright bronze red zone, belted with crimson and edged with golden yellow.
40 cents.
Perilla, light green center, zone parti-colored dark bronze, cerise and flesh strik-
ingly marked.
Plutus, this is a first-class variety in every way, with yellow leaf, with a very
high colored red brown zone, and rica salmon colored flowers.
Sunset, one of the most beautiful sorts, with rich scarlet tinted zone and broad,
deep green margin. 40 cents each.
Price 25 cents each, except where noted.
Geraniums, Ivy Leaf.
This beautiful section is admirably adapted for suspended baskets, vases, train-
ing on trellis work, &.
Bridal Wreath, flowers pure white.
L’ Elegante, a very effective and most desirable variety, the leaves are bright
green margined with broad bands of pure white, slightly zoned with pink.
Holly Wreath, a variegated variety of free growth, leaves light green, blotched
and margined with white; the flowers are light rose, borne profusely in
panicles.
Silver Gem, bright green leaves, margined with white. 50 cents.
Willsii Rosea, neat, erect, compact habit of growth, foliage of great substance,
flowers rich rose color, size, substance and form very distinct, beautiful.
40 cents each.
Price 25 cents each, except where noted.
Geraniums, Double.
The class of double flowered Geraniums form an interesting and valuable addi-
tion, not only from their novelty, but their great value for bedding out. They
withstand our hot dry summers much better than the single varieties; throw-
ing up immense heads of gorgeous flowers, which are of long duration.
Andrew Henderson, bushy growth, free bloomer, rich deep scarlet; the truss
is of extraordinary size.
Gambetta, afine flower sent out by Lemoine. Truss large, new shape, pips
large and very double; color bright red, glossy, baek of petals wine col-
ored pink, very apparent in full bloom. Exceedingly distinct and striking,
foliage Zonale.
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Victoire de Lyon, immense trusses of symmetrically formed double flowers,
of a purple tinted crimson color, habit very dwarf, compact and branching,
and a profuse bloemer, fine and distinct. 50 cents each.
Gloire de Nancy, rich rosy scarlet; very double.
Le Vesuve, dwarf, compact habit, with extremely brilliant scarlet flowers; very
double.
Mad Lemoine, beautiful; one of the most desirable of the double kinds. Its
immense trusses of large, perfectly double flowers, of the gayest and
brightest carmine pink, and its dwarf, compact habit, make it a superb ac-
quisition.
Maria Lemoine. in the same style and color as Mad Lemoine, but with larger
trusses and larger flowers; very dwarf.
Maria Crousse, flowers very large and double, blush pink, many of the petals
° see ee white, the nearest approach to white yet introduced among
the double.
Mary C. Saul, immense trusses of very double flowers, of a soft rosy pink color,
very vigorous growth.
Merville de Loraine, large trusses of very double flowers, and of the finest
cherry carmine.
Princess Teck, color fine deep rich scarlet, with large, open, well formed truss;
the individual flowers being proportionately large and regulurly expanded.
Triumph, this is very full and double, of a brilliant scarlet color, trusses
enormous. a
Price, 30 cents each; $35 per dozen.
Geraniums, Scented.
Lady Plymouth, in fragrance and appearance it is similar to the Rose Gera-
nium, but the leaves are distinctly margined with white.
Odoratissima, apple scented.
Fair Helen, scarlet flowers, scented.
Pennyroyal, cut foliage, strong odor.
Shrubland Pet, small miniature growth, rosy red flowers.
Rollison’s Unique, crimson flowers.
Rose Scented, finely cut leaves.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Geraniums, Zonale.
This class of plants have proved so admirably adapted to our hot and dry
summers that they are now cultivated in larger quantities as plants for summer
flowers than any other plant, except perhaps the Verbena; they are also valua-
ble in the house during winter.
Aurora, cherry pink.
Adonis, soft tinted carmine scarlet, white eye, fine form.
Beauty, dazzling scarlet.
Bicolor, the ground color of the flower is pure white, the center markings being
of a rich deep salmon shade of rose.
Beaton’s Perfection, very fine flowerer, of a robust habit, flowers bright pink,
produced in large trusses.
Beauty de Suresne, bright rose, center white, flowers and truss very large.
30 cents each.
Boule de Neige, fine white.
Cerise Unique, cherry scarlet flowers.
Cham, one of the most beautiful scarlet Zonales ever introduced; flowers very
jarge, brilliant scarlet with a couspicuous white eye.
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Diana, very large flower, of a dwarf and very free flowering habit, color the
deepest shade of scarlet, with a very distinct white eye; a most excellent
variety.
Dr. Koch, large flower, very free bloomer, color purplish scarlet with a very
distinct white eye.
Fire King, rich dazzling scarlet, black zone.
Gambetta, bright rosy pink, large and fine form; a splendid bedding variety.
Gen. Grant, brilliant scarlet, immense truss.
Incomparable, soft shade of salmon, striped and spotted with white, beautiful
dark zoned leaves.
Jean Sisley, very deep rich scarlet, white eye, large truss, good habit, a splen-
did bedding variety. :
Little Dorrit, salmon rose, white eye.
L’ Aurore, this is the most highly colored of the class, being of a flaming yellow
searlet, very attractive, fine shape and good truss, each leaf having a beau-
tiful black zone.
Mad. de Vere, white, pink center, beautiful.
Mad. Vaucher, pure white, extra.
Nain Bebe, carmine.
Napoleon III., immense trusses of fiery scarlet flowers.
Perfection, bright orange scarlet.
Princess Alice, delicate rosy pink.
Regulata, rich scarlet, large truss.
Rival, bright scarlet, fine shape, large truss, one of the finest.
Seraph, the color of this is more attractive than any other in the class: small
grower, very free flowering and very dark zone. 30 cents each.
Stella, brilliant rich crimson scarlet.
Sheen Rival, rosy scarlet.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen, except where noted.
Heliotropes.
The Heliotropes are among the most popular plants, producing throughout the
summer an abundance of deliciously-fragrant flowers in Jarge trusses. Flourish-
ing freely in any good soil, no garden can be complete without them.
Caroline des Antoines, large truss, lilac blush.
Intermedia, pale lilac.
Jean Mesmer, bluish Javender.
Little Negress, very dwarf, compact habit, free bloomer, color deep violet,
extra fine.
Paniculatum, a fine variety, with immense trusses of dark flowers.
Splendidum, light blue, fine.
Voltairanum Nanum, blue. dwarf habit.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Hibiscus Cooperi.
A very distinct and striking ornamental foliage plant,its leaves being pure
white and rose color, elegantly mottled, veined and edged; the young foliage
often being entirely white and rose co'or, while the older ones are deep green,
white and erimson. 50 cents each.
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Jasminum Grandiflorum.
The well known ‘“Catalonian Jessamine.” Blooms continually in winter;
white and very fragrant. 30 cents each.
Hydrangea Hortensis.
A well known and favorite old plant, producing large heads of pink flowers in
great profusion; it thrives best in a shaded situation, with a plentiful supply of
water. 40 cents each.
Ivies.
_ The Ivies are all admirable plants for the conservatory or parlor, growing freely
in the shade, or the temperature of the house. For suspended baskets or rustic
vases, they are almost indispensable.
English, the well known European variety.
Japonica Variegata, leaves small, delicately edged with white.
Palmata, palmated leaves.
Irish, the well known large leaved variety.
German, a beautiful, rapid growing vine; one of the most desirable for hanging
baskets. 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Price 25 to 50 cents each, according to size, except where noted.
Lantanas.
This desirable class of plants are annually growing in favor; their brilliant col-
ors, robust growth and profuse blooming habit, renders them worthy of a place
in every flower garden; our collection contains the best leading new and old yva-
vieties ; embracing nearly every style of colors, itis now becoming so generally
cultivated that we rank it as one of our most important plants.
Abba Jane, yellow and orange.
Alba Perfecta, pure white, very fine.
Aurantiaca, beautiful orange.
Canariensis, bright canary yellow.
Clotilda, pink, yellow center.
Distinction, rich orange yellow, fading into rose.
Don Calmet, clear lilac, red center.
Fellowi, crimson and orange.
Jeanne de Arc, white, yellow center, passing to violet.
Jean Bart, buff and dark crimson, very distinct.
Mixta, yellow shaded with red.
Roi des Rouges, scarlet and orange, splendid bedder.
Raphael, orange, rose and purple; profuse bloomer.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Lobelia.
A very useful] plant for baskets or rustic vases, having small, delicate flowers of
various shades. 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen.
Lilies, Japan.
These superb Lilies are perfectly hardy, flowering freely in July and August,
forming one of the most striking objects in the flower border.
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Auratum, white, with golden stripe and crimson spots. Strong selected bulbs.
50 cents each.
Album, pure white. 40 cents each.
Rubrum, white, crimson spots. 30 cents each.
Roseum, white, with rose spots. 30 cents each.
Lychnis Viscaria Plena.
A fine and showy border plant, bearing flowers in spikes, like Hyacinths, of
deep vivid red, double. 25 cents each.
Marantas.
Showy and beautiful plants, with large ornamental foliage, admirably adapted
for the decoration of the lawn in summer or conservatory in winter. From $1 to
$2 each, according to size.
Maderia Vines.
A most rapid climber, producing racemes of fragrant white flowers, attaining a
hight of thirty feet in one season. 10 cents each, $1 per doz.
Musk Plant.
Grown for its odor of musk which its leaves have in a marked degree, flowers
yellow. 15 cents each.
Nierembergia Gracilis.
A pretty bedding plant of good habit and delicate foliage; flowers light blue,
with dark center; ever blooming. 10 cents each, $1 per doz.
Nierembergia Grandiflora.
A plant similar in habit to the above, only the flowers are pure white and
much larger. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen.
Pampass Grass.
A beautiful ornamental grass, the spikes resembling a plume of white feathers,
which are borne on stems to the hight of five to six feet clear above the foliage;
must be taken up and wintered in the cellar.
Price, 40 ceuts each; $4 per dozen.
Panicum Variegatum.
A beautiful grass for the conservatory or hanging baskets; of branching habit,
foliage green, striped with white, and margined with rose.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
New Dwarf Pomegranate.
A beautiful dwarf, free flowering plant. It blooms freely at a very small size,
and larger specimens are sheets of bloom. It is highly reeommended for bedding
purposes. The color of the flower is a peculiar shade of orange scarlet, a very
searce color, brilliant in the extreme. For fall and winter blooming, in the green-
house, it is equally valuable, where cut flowers are required. 50 cents each.
20 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
German Pansies.
A popular flower with both florists and amateurs, giving abundance of bloom
uutil after severe frosts, enduring our hard winters with safety. Our collection
has been selected from the finest strains of English and German flowers, very
large size and beautifully marked.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Peperomia Maculosa.
A beautiful ornamental foliage plant, the leaves of which are of a wax-iike
character, with green ribs or veins, the intervening spaces being white, giving the
impression of burnished silver; it is of easy cultivation, and a first class basket
plant.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Pilea Arborea.—Artillery Plant.
A pretty little plant of drooping, graceful habit, resembling a fern in general
appearance, is literally covered with very small, pretty crimson flowers, giving
the plant a pleasing effect; it is a fine basket plant.
Price, 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen.
Pyrethrunae
‘cS indispensable bedding plant, flowers white, in clusters; in bloom all the
z¢eyn. 20 cents each, $2 per dozen.
Pelargoniums.
The Pelargonium is made a speciality with us, and all the new and choice varie-
ties are added to our lists; they are now justly considered to be among the most
attractive and beautiful of greenhouse plauts; flowering profusely, and present-
ing, in their varied as well as exquisite tinting and spotting, an array of beauty
almost unsurpassed.
Ajax, very dark.
Arabella, pink and crimson.
Belle de Paris, rich violet crimson, upper petals spotted; an immense truss
and very showy. 50 cents each.
Beauty of Montpelier, pale rose, with large maroon blotch.
Crimson King, crimson, with maroon blotches.
Conspicuum, rose pink, with velvet spots.
Champion of Devon, crimson and rose.
Celestial, lower petals soft rose, maroon blotch on top petal.
Edward Duval, lilac spotted with maroon.
Eugene Duval, lilac shaded purple, with dark blotch, fine form.
Elize Miellez, rose and maroon.
Evening Star, purple crimson, edge white, fine truss.
Etna, rose and maroon.
General Taylor, bright crimson, a very early and free bloomer.
Gustave Odier, crimson rose, crimson blotch.
Gloire de Bellevue, rose upper and lower petals, blotched with crimson ma-
roon.
Jaques Duval, pink and crimson, very fine.
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John Hoyle, large flower, orange red, light center richly marked with dark
red, top petals rich velvety maroon, very showy. 40 cents.
L’ Avenir, rosy scarlet, distinctly striped with white.
Leviathan, a purple flower of great size, black blotch on top petal.
Magnet, very bright scarlet, with deep spot on upper petals, very free; a mag-
nificent flower. 50 cents each.
Monarch, white center, rose lower petals, rich top shaded margin.
Madame Lemoriciere, salmon pink; upper petals blotched maroon.
Mrs. Turner, crimson rose, clear white throat and edge.
Madame Pescatore, light salmon, with dark blotch.
Napoleon III., rosy orange, upper petals black, and fiery margin.
Orion, orange and crimson.
Princess Royal, silvery white, with lilac rose blotch on top petal.
Pearl, white, with lilac maroon blotch.
Pulchra, orange pink, with crimson eye.
Sprightliness, lower petals rose, maroon blotch on top petal.
Striata, color scarlet, upper petals with a dark blotch, and all the flowers are
beautifully striped with pure white. 50 cents each.
Vesper, blush pink, with fine crimson spot.
Price 35 cents each, except where noted.
Double Petunias.
Empress, the largest and most perfect Double White Petunia grown, the flowers
are not only large and abundant, but the plant is of the most robust
growth.
Gen. Sherman, scarlet crimson, shaded with blush.
Magnet, this is one of the largest Petunias grown, of very compact growth,
color white, blotched with ‘purplish carmine.
William White, ground color white, distinctly blotched with crimson.
Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen.
Single Petunias.
The Single reranias can not be surpassed for vases and rock-work, where a
continuity “of bloom is desired. They represent a great variety of plotehings and
markings, and for solidity of flower almost equal the double varieties.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Pink, Most Welcome.
A perpetual flowering variety ; the ground color is pure white, with a dark rich,
crimson center, possessing the most delicate clove fragrance, very free flowering.
30 cents each.
Poinsetta Pulcherrima.
A tropical plant of great beauty, the bracts or leaves that surround the flower
being, in well grown specimens, one foot iu diameter, of the most dazzling scar-
let. 50 cents each.
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J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
Sedums.
Sieboldii Variegatum, similar in growth and general habit to the well known
Sieboldii, the leaves being margined with white.
Fabarium, of neat, spreading habit, the whole plant loaded with a profusion of
pinkish flowers.
Carneum Variegatum, this is one of the most useful variegated plants for
hanging baskets or vases; the leaves are a light green, whicb are prettily
contrasted with bands and margins of a creamy whiteness. 20 cents each.
Salvia Splendens.
This plant is the most gorgeous fall flowering plant grown, growing about four
feet in hight, making a beautiful, symmetrical bush, which is covered witb spikes
of bright scarlet flowers, each spike measuring about six inches in length; it is
unsurpassed for massing.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Salvia Splendens Alba.
A white variety of the Scarlet Sage, identical in every respect, except in color,
which is of the purest white. 25 eents each.
Tradescantia Repens Vittata.
A pretty trailing plant, extremely useful for vases, hanging baskets, &c.; in
habit it is similar to the old Tradescantia Zebrina, but the foliage is green,
blotched with white; in many instances the entire half of the leaf is white.
30 cents each.
Torrenia Asiatica.
One of the handsomest plants for hanging baskets, vases, &c.; tlower Gloxinia
shape, light blue with very deep blue or purple spots, flowers at nearly all times
of the year. 25 cents each. $2.50 per doz.
Solanum Jasminoides Variegatum.
A very showy climbing plant, attaining the hight of four to six feet, foliage
finely marked with white and green; the flowers are white with golden yellow
anthers, a valuable plant for trellises. 30 cents each.
Salvia Ofisinalis Aurea.
A golden variegated variety of the common garden sage; leaves beautifully
marked aud blotehed with yellow and green, shaded with orange; a most desira-
ble novelty; perfectly hardy, and possessing the same medicinal qualities as the
common variety. 25 cents each.
Salvia Leucanthe.
A winter flowering sort, very small and slender shoots; flower spikes six inches
long, with white lip. 20 cents each.
Salvia Cacaliafolia.
Ove of the best of the blue summer blooming Salvias, of free growth, and pro-
fuse spikes of the deepest blue flowers. 20 cents each.
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 23
Tradeseantia Zebrina.
A rapid growing plant, with greenish purple leaves, with lighter markings on
the upper side, and dark purple below; flowers small light pink; fine for baskets.
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen.
Double Tuberose.
Of this universal and almost indispensable favorite, we have a splendid stock to
offer this season. Extra flowering bulbs, 15 cents each, $1.50 per dozen.
Verbenas.
This beautiful and much admired plant has become indispensable in every gar-
den, the continuity and many colors and shades presented 1n its bloom, have long
since made it very popular.
The following have been selected from the large number of varieties in cultiva-
tion, to combine the best bedding qualities with the greatest variety and distinct-
iveness of color. Our plants are all strong and healthy.
Attraction, dark pink, large square white eye.
Beauty of Sherwood, bright scarlet.
Blackamoor, crimson maroon.
Bijoe, deep indigo blue.
Boquet, pink, crimson center.
Beacon, fiery dark scarlet.
Brightness, dazzling scarlet, large square white eye.
Captivation, light pink, yellow eye.
Clipper, deep rose, white eye.
Cupid, large white, tinted spots.
Craigmiller, purplish crimson, with yellow eye.
Colossus, crimson, with yellow eye, immense size, good bloomer.
Distinction, solfereno, dark eye.
Emperor, brigt crimson, with violet center.
Fire Cloud, ficry scarlet, yellow eye.
Gleam, rich deep scarlet, white eye.
Gov. Straw, velvety purple, white eye.
Fire Ball, dark scarlet, very large.
Empress, pure white.
Hiawatha, dark maroon purple, white.
Henry Dundee, rosy crimson, white eye.
Honesty, large rosy crimson.
Independence, white, with crimson stripes.
John Keynes, large light scarlet, white eye.
Jane, large blue, white eye.
King of Verbenas, shaded rosy purple, with large white eye.
Lily White, very fine white.
Lord Raglan, dark scarlet, with darker center.
Lady Binning, pink ground, searlet border, white eye.
Monarch, large bright scarlet.
Monstrosa Superba, dark violet, with a clearly defined yellow center, an im-
mense truss.
24 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
Mrs. Woodroffe, rich deep scarlet.
Mad. Gassier, deep carmine, with fine white eye.
Maculata, speckled and striped carmine.
Milindris Alba, pure white, strong grower.
Monarch, large bright scarlet.
Monstrosa, deep violet, extra large.
Old Abe, violet purple, white eye, very large.
Punctata, spotted and striped carmine.
Prima Donna, rosy pink, with large eye.
Panachee, rosy carmine, with maroon eye.
Peace, pure white.
Queen of Summer, soft, delicate pink.
Rosy Gem, deep rose, lemon eye.
Scarlet Circle, dazzling scarlet, fine form.
Skylight, light blue, white eye.
Sparkler, light scarlet, with yellow eye.
Sunrise, bright rose, yellow eye.
Tyrone, magenta, white eye.
The Banner, light blue, striped with dark purple.
The Moor, deep crimson maroon, white eye.
Tammany, rosy purple, white eye.
Union, white, vermilion eye.
Unique, white, carmine spot.
Ulalie, mauve, tinted lilac, large white center.
Velvet Mantle, crimson scarlet, shaded with velvet.
Victor, bluish purple, black eye, with a white band.
White Lady, pure white, with a rich jasmine fragrance.
Price, 10 cents each; $1 per dozen.
Tritoma.
A beautiful class of bulbous plants, flowering in the summer, and late autumn
months, throwing up a tall flower scape, from three to five feet high, crowned
with beautiful racemes of orange red flower scapes. 30 cents each.
Astilbe Japonica.
A valuable hardy herbaceous plant, blooming in dense spikes of pure white
feather-like flowers; very valuable for forcing for winter flowers. 30 cents each.
Viola Odorata, (fi. pl.) ‘‘ Marie Louise.”
The sweetest, most beautiful and largest Violet in cultivation. The flowers
measuring 1 1-4 to 1 1-2 inches in diameter, are of a rich and durker blue color
than the old Neapolitan variety, and with reddish streaks. 25 cents each.
French Hibrid Gladiolus.
All the varieties of Gladiolus are well worth growing; most of them producing
the most gorgeous display imaginable, and so various are the colors, that in all
our large collection scarcely two resemble each other.
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 25
By planting from the middle of April until the middle of June, a constant suc-
cession of flowers may be had from early in summer until frost. The bulbs
should be planted two or three inches under ground, according to size, and a
small stake, two or three feet long, should be placed by each bulb to support the
flower stalk as it advances in growth.
At the end of the season, about November 1st, or a little later, the bulbs should
be dug up and dried in an airy place, well protected from frost.
Each
Amabilis, vermillion, marked with yellow; short spike...... Bealeton 20
Aristote, carnation rose, with purple stripes........... Bisel ieeiclemie clone cleiste 20
Brenchleyensis, deep flaming scarlet; an old variety, but one of the best, 20
Bernice, rose, variegated with red and stained with carmine..... 525693 Sc 40
Dr. Andry, very bright orange, fine shade, beautiful form..... Pe aor eiietate 20
Edith, large flower, carnation rose with darker stripes........eceeseceees : 25
Egerie, orange colored rose, with dark rose stripes......-eccreees BEE oratat eloie 25
Endymion, rose flaked with purple.......-.-...--+- Snodéogccsos0s5 oneese 25
Goliah, light red spotted with carmine......... oe ccc cece cece cc cccscecess 25
Galathee, delicate rose, nearly white, carmine spots...-....-.ccreee sosccs 25
Hector, delicate rose, heavily striped and blotched with carmine......... 5 25
Isoline, carnation stained with purple carmine............ 00. ce cccececes 20
Imperatrice, white, spotted with rosy carmine..... Ss000¢ S5050¢ soccasb aad 20
Lord Granville, straw color, stained with deep yellow and striped with
TREG lSeho6 {RABE Cash Sodche cor 6on goo daanononoboacddde Gratstavoqe:clalere fereiemare ae - 40
Louis Van Houtii, velvety carmine, branches freely; very fine......... = 20
Madame de Vatry, white, slightly marbled with Violet.............e.e0e 40
Madame Eugene Verdier, brilliant, fiery red or scarlet..... atiersis's ereraiexe 30
Madame de Henricq, rosy white, marbled with violet..... <Giafare alow ie Ne - 20
Madame Pailette, cinnamon, with white stripes and violet spots........ 40
Madame Couder, bright carmine, shaded with fine rose in the throat.... 25
Madame dou Swain, red, striped with carmine........... SAGOboOOAOOnGE 25
Madame Haquin, yellowish white, flaked with lilac.........ssssceeeeees 50
Marie, pure white, stained With Carmine......cesssseeseeeccrccscccercces 50
Marie Dumortier, white, slightly streaked with rose, violet purple stains. 50
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Mazeppa, rosy orange, large yellow stain, striped with red; very fine....
Madame Vilmorin, rose, with white center and edged with dark rose... 100
Marechal Vaillant, brilliant scarlet; very large, pure white stain....... 150
Mons Blout, rosy carmine, very large and fine......... Sadoaoodonsddesase 20
Mons Vinchon, light salmon, striped with white......... wiercfarers Siie.o calor 20
Napoleon III., bright scarlet, striped with white, fine.......cserececeecce 50
Neptune, beautiful red, with carmine spots and stripes............. aieicierers 25
Newton, dark crimson red with white ground, new shade; very fineflower 1 50
Ninon de Lenclos, carnation rose...-- A AOU HAH GE Ganoaeee Paesiccecs <miaeere 50
Ophir, dark yellow, mottled with purple....---.ce+sseeseeeeeee 540000 sia 60
Othello, light orange red, dwarf and fine...-...-...e ee eee cece reecccccees 20
Pegasus, carnation, flaked with rose; lower petals shaded with maroon.. 20
Pellonia, variegated rose, tinted with carmine......... eveces AODOOUSIOOH . 20
Prince Imperial, blush white, blotched with carmine............... sieibie 40
Penelope, white, slightly tinged with pink; lower petals yellow tinted... 50
Prince of Wales, bright red, stained and striped with white and violet.. 15
Shakespeare, large flowers, white, blazed with carmine; rosystain,superb 150
Triumph de Enghein, crimson scarlet, stained with yellow............. 20
Vesta, pure white, with violet carmine spots on yellow ground..... einai 40
Walter Scott, very bright rose; white ground striped carnation rose..... 1 00
Splendid Mixtures, without names per 100 $10, per doz..... Siesesters eueyarers 150
A liberal discount from catalogue prices will be made when one dozen or more
varieties are ordered.
26 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
Roses.
Our roses are mostly grown in pots, and upon their own roots; it is well known
that roses transplanted from the open ground often fail to grow, and of those that
sueceed scarcely any of them bloom the first season; those from pots take root at
once and flower abundantly. Purchasers leaving the selection to us, will get a
- fine assortment of varieties and generally better plants.
Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
Achille Gonad, deep blush.
Baron Prevost, pale rose, very large.
Caroline de Sansel, deep blush.
Compt de Paris, rich blush.
General Lane, dark rose.
Jules Margotten, bright deep crimson.
La Reine, rosy pink, tinged with rose.
Lady Emily Peel, a charming rose of beautiful style and habit, pure white,
medium size, and very fragrant.
Louis Carigue, red, shaded with carmine.
Mrs. Reynolds, cupped carmine.
Marquise Boccella, pale blush.
Madame Charles Wood, crimson, shaded purple.
Madame Trotter, bright red.
Peonie, reddish purple.
Reine de Angletere, fine bright red.
Rosalba, bright purplish red.
Sydonia, clear bright pink.
Triumph de la Exposition, clear lavender pink and bright transparent rose;
beautifully shaded; very fine.
Price, 50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen.
Moss Roses.
A. Feuilles Pourpress, bright red, young leaves red, distinct.
Berange, bright rose.
Comptesse de Murinaise, pure white.
Duchess de Istry, rose.
Princess Adalaide, pale glossy rose; blooming in clusters.
White Moss, white, blooming in clusters.
Price, 50 cents each.
Bourbon Roses.
This class of Roses are nearly hardy; they are constant bloomers, of vigorous,
rapid growth, and rich foliage, producing their flowers in large clusters, bright
and fragrant and very double.
Bourbon Queen, rich blush.
Hermosa, light rose, large, full and double, blooms profusely.
Henri Plantier, large bright rose.
Margaret de Anjou, salmon rose.
Mrs. Bosanquet, pale flesh color, large and full.
Malmaison, flesh color. : :
Price, 35 cents each.
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 27
White Tea Rose.—Bella.
A pure white Tea Rose, of fine, healthy and vigorous habit, the flowers being
borne ou long foot-stalks make it very desirable for boquets; itis entirely free
from mildew. 50 cents each.
Chinese or Bengal Roses.
Agrippina, brilliant crimson, large and double.
Couronne des Pourpress, deep red, changing to purple.
Compt Bobinsky, rich carmine.
Douglass, rich violet.
La Phenix, deep shade of carmine, most abundant bloomer.
Nemesis, dark crimson.
Romeo, dark red, profuse bloomer.
Stevens New China, purplish crimson.
Sanguinea, deep crimson.
Price, 35 cents each.
‘Tea Roses.
The Tea Roses are much admired for their delicious fragrance, their delicacy
of colors, and the great beauty of their buds. For summer bedding in the garden
they are unsurpassed.
Adam, blush rose.
Blanch de Orleans, blush white.
Bon Silene, rich deep pink.
Cels, blush, profuse bloomer.
- Compt de la Carthe, deep blush, extra.
Duc de Magenta, salmon pink, very large.
Devoniensis, creamy white.
Fleur de Cymes, yellowish white.
Goubault, rosy blush, witb yellow center.
Isabella Sprunt, canary yellow.
Jennie, rose and salmon, very large.
Louise de Savoy, pale yellow.
Lyonaise, blush pink.
Leveson Gower, rosy salmon.
La Pactole, light canary yellow, light enough to be used as a white; the most
abundant bloomer of any yet named.
Mad. de Vatry, carmine rose.
Mad. Galet, crimson.
Mad. Maurin, pure white, very large.
Philadelphia, pink.
Safrano, saffron yellow, abundant bloomer; of a rich tea odor.
Sombriel, white, slightly tinged with rose, large and full.
White Tea, white.
Price 35 cents each.
Tea Rose, Marshal Niel.
This is now fully established as one of the best yellow Tea Roses in existence.
The buds are really magnificent, of a deep canary color, shaded to golden yellow
toward the center. 50 cents each.
28 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
New Tea Rose, Count Le Barthe.
The plant is a hardy and vigorous grower, the flower large and very full, with
petals of great substance, and delicious fragrance. Color soft, rosy flesh, chang-
ing to deep blush shaded with carmine and tipped with silver. It is without any
exception, one of the very finest in our collection. 40 cents each.
Noisette Roses.
These are distinguished from the others by being more climbing in their habit
and blooming in clusters.
Caroline Marinese, creamy white, small, very double.
Lamarque, sulphur yellow, very full.
Price 35 cents each.
Climbing Roses.
A rapid growing and fine flowering class of Roses, making a fine display through
the month of June.
Baltimore Belle, blush white, very large.
Millidgeville, dark rosy purple.
Queen of the Prairies, bright rose, large.
Price 50 cents each.
Climbing Rose, Gem of the Prairies.
A fine acquisition to our climbing roses, having the same vigor and growth of
the Prairi- Rose, with the fragrance of the Perpetuals; the flowers are large,
quite double, of a five rosy crimson, good shape, and are borne in clusters of ten
or twenty roses on each; it is a valuable and superb rose. 50 cents each.
Hardy Rose, Madame Plantier.
One of the finest pure white Roses, perfectly hardy, of busiy habit; flowers
medium size and very double, blooms in clusters; suitable for the cemetery or
garden; should be in every collection. 50 cents each.
Herbaceous Peonies.
Few hardy plants are more showy and attractive than the Chinese Peonies;
easily cultivated, flourishing in any situation.
Alba Plena, double white.
Festivi, white, tipped with crimson.
Grandiflora Nivia, white yellow center, tipped with carmine; splendid.
Fragrans, rose, very fragrant.
Festivi Maxima, very large snow white, center petals crimson tipped.
Modeste, large, uniform bright violet rose.
Tricolor Grandiflora, rosy violet, center salmon and white.
Reine Hortense, exterior rosy violet, center rose and salmon.
Price 50 cents each.
Smilax.—Wyrsiphyllium Asparagoides.
There is no climbing plant in cultivation that surpasses this in the graceful
beauty of its foliage, and its peculiar waxy formation renders it one of the most
valuable of all plants for hanging baskets or vases, as it can be used either to
climb or droop as required; for trimming and for boquets it is indispensable.
Small plants, 25 cents each; large size, 50 cents each.
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 29
Plants for Rustic Vases and Baskets.
The plants named in the following lists are well adapted for filling hanging or
other style of baskets or vases. They are all plants of easy growth, and are val-
ued as mueh for striking variegation, or colorings of foliage, as for flowering.
Achyranthus, three varieties.
Alternatheras, in six distinct sorts.
Alyssum Variegata, leaves margined creamy white.
Begonias, in variety.
Centaurea, two beautiful varieties.
Cissus Discolor, leaves silver grey, shaded with purple.
Coleus, ten distinct sorts.
Ferns, a great variety of the best kinds.
Ivies, Euglish, German and Irish.
Isolepis Junceoides Glauca.
Lobelias, in sorts.
Linaria, or Coliseum Ivy, fine.
Money Wort, trailing style of growth, flowers yellow.
Panicum Variegatum, variegated grass, very pretty.
Peperomia Maculosa, with beautiful waxy green foliage.
Saxifrage Tricolor, elegant white, pink and green leaves.
Sedums, in variety.
Tradescantia Zebrina, pretty bronze and white foliage.
For prices, see former part of the catalogue. :
Phloxes, Hardy Herbaceous.
The following are some of the latest and most beautiful varieties of these fayor-
ite and showy autumn flowering plants.
Albertus, shaded purple and crimson.
Auriel Duriez, pure white, carmine eye.
Boree, violet crimson.
Euureus, rosy salmon, large.
Hendersoni, crimson purple, scarlet edges.
Hebe, rosy lilac, with large crimson eye.
Juliette Russell, white, with purple center.
Madame Cubiter, white, crimson eye.
Madame de Wendall, white, vermilion eye.
Mrs. Standish, pure white, large red eye, one of the finest varieties.
Mad. de Vatry, white, shaded with rose.
Madame Durufile, bright rose.
Raphael, violet, white center.
Venus, light blush, carmine eye.
White Lady, of a dwarfish habit, the best pure white Pilox grown.
Price, 20 cents each; $2 per dozen.
Vinea Major Variegata.
A beautiful variegated trailing plant, admirably adapted for hanging baskets,
vases, or as single specimens. 20 cents each.
Vinea Major.
Same as above, with dark green leaves. 20 cents each.
Yucea Filamentosa.
A fine, hardy plant, bearing its flower stalk from three to six feet above the
foliage. 50 cents each.
30 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS.
Hardy Shrubs and Climbing Vines,
The following comprises a select assortment of the most beautiful and estima-
ble kinds; the inferior species being omitted, many of the smaller varieties are:
crown in pots and can be sent to any part of the country at any season without
the least injury.
Almond, double rose, a charming shrub, covered with double rose flowers.
25 cents.
— Double White, habit like the above, flowers pure white. 25 cents.
Akebia, a strong climber, with pretty chocolate colored flowers; fragrant and
good. 28 cents.
Althea, a small tree with large showy flowers of various colors, blooming pro-
fusely during the autumn. 40 cents.
Azalea, Ghent Varieties, superb named kinds. $1 each.
Bignonia, a shrubby vine, with large scarlet trumpet flowers. 25 cents.
Calycanthus, much prized for the strong aromatic fragrance of its wood. 25c.
Currant, Missouria, yellow flowering and fragrant. 20 cents.
Deutzia, Gracilis,a charming small shrub, with profuse white starry flowers.
oo cents.
— Crenata Plena, a double variety with dense spikes of showy double flowers;
almost pure white, with a rosy tint on the under side of the petals; vigor-
ous and hardy.
Euonymus, (Strawberry Tree), beautiful red berries. 50 cents.
Fringe Tree, exquisite and curious drooping white flowers. 50 cents.
Japan Quince, brilliant scarlet flowers in early spring. 50 cents.
Honeysuckle, Montialy Fragrant, blooms all summer, very fr:grant. 35 cents.
— Yellow Trumpet, one of the best. 35 cents.
— Scarlet Trumpet, monthly, rapid grower. 35 cents.
— Goldii, slender habit, buff flower. 50 cents.
— Variegated Chinese, having beautiful variegated foliage. 50 cents.
— Upright or Tree, red, profuse flowering. 50 cents each.
Kalmia Latifolia (American Laurel), beautiful narrow Camelia-like leaves,
and fine flowers. $1 each.
Rhododendron Catawbiensis, a hardy, broad leaved evergreen, with large
clusters of very showy flowers, very desirable; requires a cool, peaty soil.
$1 to $2 each.
Smoke Tree, its feathery flowers completely hide the foliage and give a unique
and beautiful effect. 50 cents.
Snow Ball, flowers in immense clusters of pure white. 50 cents.
Spirea Calossa, pink flowers in clusters. 50 cents.
— Prunifolia, glossy green leaves, double white flowers. 35 cents.
Syringea Coronaria, very fragrant white flowers. 35 cents.
— Grandifiora. large, pure white, waxy flowers. 35 cents.
Weigelia Rosea, beautiful rosy flowers of large size, and in great profusion;
one of the most popular shrubs. 40 cents.
Weigelia Amabalis, irregular in growth, with rugose foliage, flowering spar-
ing:y in autumn. 940 cents.
Wisteria, Chinese, with light blue flowers from May to August. 75 cents.
Wistera, Chinese, white, resembles the preceding, except in the color of its
flower-clusters, Which are pure white. $1 each.
= AoE eS CON DD.
ANNUAL DESCRIPTIVE
PATALOGUE
OF
SHOICE. AND SELECT SEEDS
FOR THE
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN,
EM’or 1874.
FOR SALE BY
He Se] Ese S OnE Se
san SMAN AND FL OFER S: Tose
BRENTWOOD, N. H.
SEED DEPAR DEE hime
TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
Again we have the pleasure of presenting our Annual List of Seeds;
and we desire to express our thanks to all who have favored us with their
orders during the past year, and, trusting our endeavors to meet the de-
mands of our friends have been appreciated, we invite special attention to
the excellence of the stock we offer for the present year, and solicit a
continuance of favors.
We believe the prices quoted will meet the views of, and prove satisfactory
to, our customers generally, being, in every instance, quoted at the lowest
rates possible, considering the quality, which, of every kind, is of the
same general excellence as s that heretofore sent out by us. Gratified with
the reports we are constantly receiving, expressing the satisfaction derived
from the use of seeds obtained from us, we would again remind our
customers of the importance of their purchasing or using seeds only of the
choicest and best quality to be obtained. An experience of twenty-two
years as practical Gardeners and Florists, makes us aware how essential it
is that all seeds should be pure, and true to name, and we would here
state that we invariably test all seeds we send out, which we are enabled
readily to do from our having extensive Greenhouses; the benefits that
must accrue by this plan, to both patrons and ourselves, will be quickly
perceived by every one.
In arranging the List of Flower Seeds, we have endeavored, as far as
possible, to aid the purchaser in making a judicious selection, rather than
place before him so great a variety as ‘to tempt him to extravagant out-
lays, and what New and Rare varieties we have added to our list
this season, will be found worthy of a trial in any garden.
Our list of Vegetable Seeds will be found very complete, and comprises
all that is essential for the various requirements of the Kitchen or Market
Garden. A large proportion of our seeds we grow ourselves from stock
that has been selected with the greatest care, and we feel no hesitation in
stating that no better seeds can be procured than those offered by us.
The satisfactory testimonials received from all parts of the country are
sufficient proof of their excellence.
All orders for Seeds or Plants by mail should be addressed to
J. T. SMITE & Sens,
Brentwood, NV. H.
St Dome ANTS, BULBS, XC.,
Sent by mail to all parts of the United States, Free of
Postage to Purchasers.
The Postage Law enables us to send SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS, ROOTS, and
CUTTINGS by mail to any part of the United States, by pre-paying the postage,
at the rate of one cent for every two ounces or fraction of ounces. Agreeably to
this law all Seeds sold in packets or ounces will be sent by mail at THE PRICES
QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE, POSTAGE PAID, with the exception of Peas,
Beans, and Corn, in larger quantities than packets. For these, when so ordered,
sixteen cents per quart or eight cents per lb. must be added to the remittance for
postage; as it will be noticed that our prices for these articles are lower even,
when the postage is added, than most seedsmen who include postage.
The Postage Law allows four pounds or less to be sent in one package or par-
cel; and when more thun this amount in weight is ordered, they can be sent in
additional packages. This convenient arrangement enables those who reside in
the most distant parts of the country to obtain their supply of seeds with no more
trouble and expense than our nearest neighbors, and with the satisfaction of hay-
ing seeds on which they can place the utmost reliance. By simply enclosing an
order with the money, by mail, to our address, our customers will have no further
expense or trouble than,to call in a short time at their post-office and receive the
seeds; as we pay the postage on every package through to its destination.
Seeds will also be sent to Canada and the British Provinees FREE OF UNITED
STATES POSTAGE.
How to send Money.—Where Post-Office Orders, Registered Letters, or
Checks are sent, they will be at our risk, and will guarantee the safe arrival of
the goods at-their destination. Money Orders can be obtained at nearly all the
principal post-offices, and cost only ten cents; this mode is preferable, and is per-
fectly safe.
Money Orders must be drawn on Exeter or Manchester, N. H.
Letters can be Registered at any post-office by placing fifteen cents in postage
stamps on the letter, in addition to the ordinary postage, and requesting the post-
master to register it; this is safe and sure toreach us. Bank Drafts are obtaina-
ble at any bank, and cost about twenty-five cents; these are sure to come all right.
The expense of sending money in either of these ways, when the amount sent
exceeds one dollar and fifty cents, may be deducted from the amount of the order;
or we will send additional seeds as an equivalent, when so desired. Smaller sums
may be forwarded by mail at our risk.
Name and Address.—Be particular and give your Name, Post-Office Ad-
dress, County and State in full. We frequently receive orders wanting in some
one of these important requisites; and sometimes letters without any signatures,
to which, of course, we are unable to reply.
Execution of Orders.—We endeavor to despatch all orders as soon as re-
ceived, and as nearly as possible in rotation. Seed-time with us brings with it a
great pressure uf business, which has to be done in a few months, and errors may
occasionally oceur, notwithstanding our utmost care; but should any happen, we
would be obliged if promptly informed, that we may take the earliest opportunity
to correct them.
34 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS.
COLLECTIONS OF FLOWER SEEDS BY MAIL.
Free of Postage to Purchasers.
The following collections of Flower Seeds will be sent by mail PosT Parp to
any part of the UNITED STATES on receipt of price annexed:
No. 1 contains ten varieties of Choice Annuals..... soocsssese ssoooses: $ .50
No. 2 contains twenty-five varieties of Annuals and Perennials....... 1.00
No. 3 contains fifty varieties of fine Annuals, Biennials and Perenni=
als, including many rare kinds............+.se+eee- stereuste ae aoe 2.25
No. 4 contains twelve varieties of extra fine Annuals and Perennials,
including beautiful FRENCH ASTERS, DOUBLE CAMELLIA BALSAMS
And Other EHOLE MLO WETS =.<itiechaietars sls oiclererel=(e bieleo stake cietota erepeale ieee 1.00
No. 5 contains five varieties of very select flowers, including the best large
Hngilish Pansies, Carnations, Verbenas, etc...........- sjecitamerotinete 1.00
No. 6 contains one hundred varieties of Annuals, Biennials and Per=
ennials, including new and choice varicties.......---+...-+- dsiotiets 4.00
The seeds in these assortments are all of.our own selection; purchasers who
had rather make a selection from the catalogue can avail themselves of the follow-
ing offer :—
FORMATION OF CLUBS.
As an additional inducement to individuals who desire to possess a large col-
lection, or for the formation of clubs for the same object, we offer to send by
mail, free of postage, to any address in the United States, on receipt of the
amount of the order, seeds selected as follows :—
Purchasers remitting $1.00 may select seeds at Catalogue prices, amounting to $1.15
6eé Ge ¢ 66 66 66 66
2.00 : 2.35
‘6 66 3.00 6% 66 66 66 6“ 3.65
66 1 4,00 66 13 64 ‘sé of 4.95
‘<“ 66 5.00 és 3 ‘é 66 3 6.25
‘6 13 10.00 66 66 66 a3 66 13.00
66 66 20.00 6 be 66 66 6é 27.00
66 66 30.00 66 66 73 66 ys 41.50
The above prices apply only to flower and garden seeds in packets; for prices
by ounce and pound, see vegetable-seed department, in this Catalogue.
Persons unacquainted with the different varieties of seeds, and desiring us to
make their selections, can rely upon our selecting kinds that are showy and pop-
ular, and easy to cultivate. We believe that our long experience In growing
flowers and vegetables, will enable us to make selections that can not fail to give
satisfaction.
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Abronia.
CHARMING trailer, with beautiful Verbena-like clusters of
sweet-scented flowers; it continues in bloom for along time,
and is very effective in beds, rock-work, or hanging baskets. Peel
off the husk of the seed before sowing, to facilitate its vegeta-
ting.
x Abronia Umbellata, rosy lilac. Half-hardy annual..... Basse ake Sreeateera
‘— Arenairia, a new variety from the Rocky Mountains, similar to the
foregoing in habit, with pure waxy yellow fiowers; very fragrant.... 15
a 2
Acroclinum.
A beautiful class of everlasting flowers, similar in form to the Rhodanthe
Manglesi, but more hardy and robust. Half-hardy annuals.
Acroclinum Album, pure white........... ao ece dso 5685 “S.J BR CS BBW ORE see 5
— Roseum, bright rose COlOr........e- cee eee see eeeceeeeee Ss 52gog000e09 ss 5
Ageratum.
SPLENDID plants for large beds or borders. Hardy annuals.
Ageratum, Mexicanum, light blue............... SHY SEAR SShe oor Ssesee 5
— Albiflorum nanum, dwarf white, quite new, a valuable acquisition... 10
— Ceruleum nanum, dwarf blwe variety of the preceding from West
lo eee eeicccae os erica wae wa eae Sioa iaiernia'elieie Balafelsiere S054 5
Agrostemma.
_“ Very beautiful free-flowering hardy annuals, fine for cutting.
‘A grostemma Coronaria, deep CriMSON..... 2... ceeeeesecceeces Soci stcreee a 5
— Celi Rosea, hybrida ff. pl. deep rose color, double........... cheese 10
— Rubra, fi. pl. red, double..... whale © wletafaintnlatale She ate /s u'u/elkin eiareetots, stu cia ete atte ce 10
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36 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS.
Alyssum.
One of the most useful free-flowering little plants either for growing in
pots, rock-work, or the open border, blooming nearly the whole summer.
PEt. Cts.
Alyssum Sweet, hardy annual, flowers pure white, very fragrant....... i)
— Saxatile, yeilow, very showy, hardy perennial....... wip aie sin’e’ nla sleteeions - D
Alonsoa.
A handsome, free-flowering, attractive bedding plant, also valuable for in-
door decoration, continuing in bloom from June till cut off by frost. Half-
hardy annual.
Alonsoa Warsczewiczi, bright crimson, from Chili........
— Grandiflora, large-flowered, scarlet; 2 feet......... soos
Amaranthus.
Half-hardy annuals, with finely colored foliage.
Amaranthus Melancholicus, Rubra, of compact habit, about 18 inches
in hight, with striking blood-red foliage..........0..scccccccccncccees
— Caudatus, (Love Lies Bleeding,) long, drooping ‘‘ chains” of
flowers; very pretty for decorating............. sie niche bine aeeees Saele
— Tricolor, red, yellow and green foliage; 2 feet......-....eseseceeences
— Bicoler Ruber, foliage green, striped and shaded with dark red, and
Sometimes LIPPEG Wit VENOW.--- .c. cers cos cel ace ewes csinmip aieicies tee ae
— Atropurpureus, bright blood red flower spikes........ssseseesesseees -
— Salicifolius, this beautiful plant of recent introduction is a splendid
addition to our foliage plants; the coloring is the most brilliant
bronze, crimson and orange, the leaves narrow and drooping; hight
fromitwo to three fecbaseemect « «so. new scuceseecmes sa his alee eee et ee
Ammobium.
Ammobium Alatum, white, 2 feet; fine for winter boquets.............
Anagallis.
This is a class of beautiful trailing plants, that will be found highly orna-
mental for bedding purposes, as they bloom all the season.
Anagallis Grandiflora Napoleon III., rich crimson maroon...-..-.--
— — Sanguinea, bright ruby, beautiful.............eseeeees PO ee
— — Mixed, scarlet, lilac, red and blue........... cece eecece © cecccececce
Antirrhinum.—Snapdragon.
The Antirrhinum, called Snapdragon, one of our most showy and useful
‘border plants. All the varieties will bloom early the same season, if sowed
under glass and protected a little at first. Halj-hardy perennials.
Antirrhinum Majus Mixed, all colors mixed....-...-seeeseerreeee scene
— Nanum, Tom Thumb, new dwarf variety of compact habit.........- ‘
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25
10
10
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J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 37
Aquilegia.— Columbine.
A class of highly ornamental plants, with colors the most striking and
beautiful. Hardy perennials.
Pkt. Cts.
— Durandi fl. pl. white, with broad red stripes, double.--.........-.. eee 10
— Finest mixed......... BPE a nal claetets atc iclalatoictcleccienicic visio wulslaiewle cele cleta’s else 10
Asperula.
Asperula azurea setosa, a profuse blooming hardy annual from the Cau-
easian Mountains, of dwarf, compact habit, and covered with clusters
of very small, light blue, sweet scented flowers; novelty of iast
Sern rises sadbaconesascanco soc Bog50C Spocososbo S0bnsanccadsdscscdassode 10
Aster.
ig For beauty and variety of habit, form and color, the Aster stands unri-
~ valed, and of all flowers is best adapted to gratify the taste and win the ad-
miration of every lover of floral beauty. “All the varieties require rich,
light soil, and in hot, dry weather should be mulched with well rotted ma-
nure, and fr equently supplied with manure water. Hardy annuals.
Aster, Truffaut’s French Peony=Perfection, twelve varieties, mixed.
In this variety the petals are turned towards the center, and a flower
not quite in full bloom resembles a ball; brilliant and beautiful col-
ors, very double, large und finely shaped; 1 1-2 feef. 15
— Peony=-flowered Pyramidal, about half the size of the Peony Aster;
habit fine; pyramidal; fine form and very double. All colors mixed, 10
— Crown-=flowered, or Cocardeaus the flowers of this variety have
large white centers, surrounded by scarlet, carmine, violet blue and
many other colors; large and double, all colors mixed..............- 10
— Globe-quilled, many colors mixed. The single petals of this variety
consist simply of tubes or quills, and the exterior crosses are blossom-
petals which are slightly reflexed; 11-2 to 2 feet in hight............ 5
— — Reid’s improved, an improved variety taller than the preceding,
and the finest of the quilled Varieties...........seeeescecessececscces 10
—— pyramidal, many colors, mixed. The beautiful large flowers on
this Aster are nearly of an equal hight; produces but few side flow-
ers; the form of the flower resembles an inverted pyramid, some of
which are quilled, others not; average hight about 2 feet...........-- 10
— Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered, this is a valuable late variety, com-
ing in after many other varieties are gone; the flowers are from three
to four inches in diameter, blooming sO profusely as to completely
hide the foliage; splendid mixture......... Brae meee aa mereisrae civic sisicic'c 10
— Dwarf Chrysanthemum, Early Flowering, these flower about
two weeks earlier than the above; mixed.........e.seeeeeeeeeeeees 10
— Tall Chrysanthemum-flowered, fine large flowers, a magnificent
plant, 18 inches in hight; mixed .....-.-..cceecesececccceccceceeces 10
— New Shakspeare, this new and quite distinct variety is the pret-
tiest of all the dwarf asters; the plants forming a compact bush,
ten or twelve inches in diameter, and only five inches high, and pro-
ducing extra-double. well-imbricated flowers. Its dwarf ana sym-
metrical growth makes it very valuable, both for pot culture and for
edging and dwarf groups; mixed COOrS. ..+. ee: BbatObecech sccocococs 20
— Dwarf Boquet Pyramidal, about ten inches in hight; abundance
of flowers; very early, Mixed COlOIS.--.ceeeeeeeeeeeeeees Sel omens 10
— Imbrique Pompone, beautiful variety, neat pompone flowers; mixed
COLOLSe ais rel entele sfofsiciotaletetataterelsteiala’s aVevetutotel steleleterajelctelarsvolere ai aval eave sicko atete’ ofa:-s 10
38 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS.
Pkt. Cts.
— Peony-fiowered Globe, the earliest flowering variety, of branching
habit; flowers very double; fine mixed colors......-.-.+.22++eeeeees
— Boltze’s Dwarf Boquet, these novel varieties grow about eight
inches high, are very double, rich, and free-flowering; very fine for
pots or beds: = fine NiEXed \COlOENaae Soc. oiiecie ool = Sesbiepé ces tesco s-e-
— Victoria, flowers very large, perfectly double, imbricated and globular,
plant very robust, of pyramidal form, twenty inches in hight; choice,
mixed colors..... gi/a'srd ainsi gia eretel reevatoretepeiste sito ie aleteis pais cele sine ateeaiat ote
— Hedgehog, or Needle, petals leng, quilled, and sbarpry pomted
very curious and fine; 2 feet, colors Mixed.........e.seseececeeees
— New Hedgehog Perfection, new colors, very delicate. These cco
varieties are quite new and distinct, and have received the highest
eulogiums from foreign growers; all Colors Mixed.....csscecescees :
— Hedgehog Crown, with white center, about two feet high, one of the
loveliest Asters under cultivation, the pure white center contrasting
very much against the lively color of the flower; mixed colors..... .
— Schiller 3 this variety, of new form, is splendid in its formation; each
individual plant will make a show for itself; the flowers splendid,
double, and well set, 1 1-4 feet in hight; Mixed COlOTS....-+-esseeeee
— La Superbe, sky blue witb white-topped petals, magnificent large
flowers, often more than four inches in diameter; twenty inches in
NICHE «6 < occsicicies osiieee eleteteleteiertotetsteteieteters aleteroteteieinteioteiete lol sietatel el elelatel aeieterera
— Giant Emperor, a tall and strong growing variety, producing few
flowers, but of imgnense size and very double, splendid mixture.....
— Dwarf Turban, leaves of a dark brown tint, with flowers of deep
rose with white; an interesting species...... Keng aodose Sie cos aerate
Argemone.
A showy, free-flowering border plant, with large flowers. Hardy annuals.
Argemone Grandiflora, white, 2 feet..........-+++0 ESHOB SESE SABE OS a
— Hunnemanni, carmine and yellow......-.sseseseeerees Boost es aividiainie ‘
Auricula.
A well-known garden favorite of great beauty. Half-hardy perennial.
Auricula, English Prize, from named flowers; 1-2 foot......... apa ates
Balsam.
Balsam, Camellia=-flowered, very double; finest mixed..........++-.- :
— Improved Rose-=flowered, a finely imbricated variety; flowers two
inches in diameter; twelve colors, MiXed...----2+eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeres .
— Solfereno, striped and streaked with lilac and scarlet on satin white
ground; very beautiful......... Sie eetaie sei S5ce- aictefs «isiaiate a ae dj obesiw wile .
— Carnation, one of the finest Balsams, with densely double flowers,
striped like a Carnation; NCW..-+----seeesereeereees eseees epee sc
Bartonia:
Bartonia Aurea, flowers yellow, about an inch and a half across. Very
showy, half-hardy annual eeeee eeeeereseeresrese ese see eee eee eeeseseeeeeee
10
15
15
10
15
20
20
20
25
J. T. SMITH & SONS’? CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 39
Browallia.
PEt. Cts.
Browallia Cerulea, sky blue; one foot........eeeeeececcccceecserccecce -
soe ERT TS See nS 55 fain SSS eu Seeesabor ~aosenohostee 10
— — Grandiflora, sky blue; large and handsome....-.....+-eseeeeeeeeee : 10
Canna.
These stately species of plants are highly ornamental in flower-gardens,
producing a rich and Oriental effect by their large, broad, massive foliage,
and rich crimson and scarlet flowers. Though perennial, if sown early,
they will make luxuriant growth, aud bloom the first season. Before sow-
ing, soak the seed in water at 125 deg. for about twelve hours.
Canna Annei, orange; 3 feet..........-- 8865-55855 s56 to sssasseoresss- 10
— a UStsllia, Loht FEd> 1 100b-scecoss-- cc new cece cc cnea sess vecevecccss 10
— Atronigricans, the best dark-leaved variety; crimson flowers; 5 feet.. 25
= SEES ee SCIPIO AER sa a a lene eieita aloes a= csincecnia ce celeccesevenese 10
— Warscewiczii, brilliant red; 2 feet...--. 1... 2. see eee eee eeeeeeee ecccese 10
— Finest Mixed..... See mica ace Sate Srotston jotssensc Sess rnactetsetesssecs 10
Canterbury Bells.
The Canterbury Bells have long been known among our most ornament-
al garden plants, with large, bell-shaped flowers. Hardy Perennial.
Canter Duy, Srellse tie a. sais ake - See eis ans = «oc einc neo cole Pawaiese sina = 555 5
Calandrina.
Very beautiful dwarf-growing plants, usually treated as tender annuals.
Calandrina Grandiflora, fine rosy lilac; very ShOWY------.-+++eeeeeee a)
— Speciosa, dark purple; Very fine.....--.ssee reece cee cee veces hecceshe 5
— Burridgii, rosy salmon; half foot-..........cccseecccceseccccces 4 a85 555 5
— Umbellata, very dwarf, with bright crimson flowers...........++. ae 5
— Mixed ............. Jere SC = 8525555558 245555 96535 Sedecsseec og son0s08 5
Cacalia.— Tassel Flower.
Half-hardy annuals, with small, tassel-like flowers; useful for boquets.
Cacalia Coccinea, orange scarlet, flowering in clusters.-........ se eesece 5
ee EIEN NY cso onc aiciaia <= 3h ain winimiaheicrn) se ic a ale ae slam v's) ssaielsioe denis alanis 5
Candytutft.
Candytuft Crimson, bright and Showy........cecceccccccecccececceeeees 5
— Purple, a favorite Variety........scccccccsescccccccccccccsccscccccccces 5
— Rocket, pure white, fine......... yspsce eh Si 25sec once sss soostsSee sbsbsess 5
— Fragrans, pure white, pinnated foliage, very fragrant........+.-----.- sy)
— All the above colors mixed......... SE eee taiapie rich: awe = (oae sletcro’heee tetas E 5
Canary Bird Flower.
Canary Bird Flower, fine climber, with an abundance of yellow flowers :
all the summer and autumn; fine for arbors....-.eeeeeeeeeee cteeeees 15
40 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS.
Calceolaria.
Pkt. Cts.
Caiceolaria hybrida superba, beautifully spotted, large flowered, the
finest in:CUltivatlONes =] o.<ccee execs. sae 6 nls S\a.ele 6 e6,0/oicia) = ctatete chalet ean 50
— Rugosa, splendid shrubby varieties for bedding, saved from a very
fine selection, embracing a great variety of colors........ ce ceeeceees
Calendula.—Cape Marigold.
A very showy, free-flowering, hardy annual, producing a very pretty
effect in beds or mixed borders; grows freely in almost any soil.
Calendula Superba, golden orange, with black eye............--. Seheoss a
— Isabellina fl. pl., new, sulphur yellow; splendid........... Soper toe 5
Carnation.
A magnificent class of popular favorites,most of which are deliciously
a eorant and with colors extremely rich and beautiful. Half-hardy peren-
nials.
Carnation Pink, dwarf, early flowering, from named flowers........ 25
— Perpetual or Tree, choicest Italian seed......-+.sseseeereeccesercees 50
Celosia.
Magniticent plants for greenhouse decoration. Half-hardy annuals.
Celosia Huttonia, this beautiful novelty is one of the finest of the more
recent introductions; grows to the hight of about 2 by 1 1-2 feet in
diameter, very branching, each brauch tipped with bright crimson
POWEUS 10 nln ele = olete tia ie elnicint east oimein(otee eieiete sine ei-leeiate ieee eee 25
— — Aurea, golden yellow plumes, very fine--.... ccecceeee ote rercccecees 10
Centaurea,
Centaurea gymnocarpa. An exceedingly fine decorative bedding-plant,
with elegant and finely-divided silvery foliage; very attractive and
ornamental, either as single plants or in groups or in ribbon-planting, 20
Centranthus.
Very pretty, free-flowering, compact growing plants. Hardy annuals.
Centranthus macrosiphon, long-tubed red.......... cote cee e ree eeeceee 9)
— Albus, white, very pretty; 1 foot. sissige nace tue ake oe Rae Re Senne 5d
— Nanus, a dwarf variety, with pink flowers.....---+ssseeeseeeseees o hates 5
Chinese Primrose.—Primula Sinensis.
Primula sinensis fimbriata, white, fine fringed, extra Jarge flowers..--- 50
SS red, fine crimson; extra large fringed flowers...--+-+++ss+e0 50
Foe oe ee purpurea, deepest crimson color; finely fringed, large flow- a
ers eeeeveeeeeoeeeeeeee eeeeeoeoeevee eee eee ee @ereeeneeereeeee eee eeeeeee
——-— __ redsstriped, very beautiful, finely fringed flowers..-... tteeee : 50
—-—-— kermesina splendens, large, deep-crimson flowers with z
yellow throat; extra-fringed floWeTS..-+.+-+eeeeseeereeeeeee 50
—— red and white varieties, Mixed.........seeeeeeeceeereeecececeee 25
Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum Burridgeanum, crimson, with white center......- oak 5
— Double Yellow, 2 feet.......csscccccccccecsece edenccesneus eccee
J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 41
Pkt. Cts.
— Dunnetti fi. pl., new double, golden yellow; splendid..............0. 10
— Indicum, tall, double-mixed, extra fine, half-hardy perennial, from
China; 3 feet...... sosocGe50on sc Sneek sof oce sna goecodcsoe sooccceces 25
——nanum, double-mixed (Dwarf Pompone), half-hardy perennial,
from China. 1 f00b.....ccceecewees aie nares ReCOOOn GUC Oe eae acsoocddccc 25
Cineraria.
Cineraria, Extra Fine mixed, from named flowers, 1 foot..... Sereleicietere 25
— New Dwarf, saved from finest named flowers............ Ht okotdodoose 25
Cobea.
Cobea Scandens, purple lilac..... ssooeeedac nese boanuerosecd8de sooaddenos 10
Collinsia.
Collinsia Bicolor, purple and white; beautifUl........cesesececscceecees
— Alba, pure white....... coho oeco coo bad codenocne Mer poorodceac Saccce Seiclate
— Grandiflora, blue, white and lilac..... Seletetclalstel sta weitere cistetecciets ots nice
eee THeLtUOVe THUXCU asisineeniccma cis occ cielee icicle] e\leisielelsiciels wiciuinia se'sleiule -
Clarkia.
Clarkia Elegans, TOSY PULPle...ccecccerceccessccccece eeeeeeeeeeen eeeeee 5
—— fi. pl., double rose and Violet MiX€d. «00. ...cccccccncccsccccccccces 5
— Pulchella, deep rose....... Agooo ast 4e5 65566 shee ic shos soeesddecoseasse 5
— — Integripetala, rosy crimson.......--.-.+0+s+- Lgoscc anos os betas: a= 10
—— Als ULE Wiles. ccussesscess soe sia= snioielatstotetalstalelefeiatalciers Shoe ctaoonoos 5
— — Marsginata, rosy crimson, edged with white....... marae efalercfelsiaialsi=/=.<)s 5
— Mixed, the above MUEXe@tacetose eeccee esesesereeceevesesrves eoeeeosece eececee 5
Coreopsis.
Coreopsis Drummondii, yellow, with crimson center............ cccces 5
— Burridgii, the most distinct of the family; rich crimson center, and
orange yellow border... ..c.scecsccsece oHOOwCORC Sfesteicicnearerelerein ares An 5
Convolvulus.
A beautiful, free-flowering, highly esteemed class of hardy annuals, pro-
ducing exceedingly handsome, rich-colored flowers.
Convolvulus mnior tricolor, rich violet purple, white eye..--..-- soooee 5
—-— Unicaulis, a novelty of last year, of upright growth; compact
head of flower buds, expanding into large blossoms of rich purplish
blue, continue in bloom all the season..... Boi siore sees cence aus 15
Cockscomb.
Very fine, half-hardy annuals. The seed may be sown in the garden, or
started in the house, and transplanted into a warm, rich soil, where they
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42 J. T. SMITH & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF SEEDS.
mal well repay all the attention bestowed upon them. Excellent for pot
culture.
PEt. Cts.
Cockscomb, aurea, yellOw..---.-.2.-.sceeccccccccceccces ola oald wes cational 10
— nana, dwarf crimson........... Hee Bee coe meric tbe ccesectioss es 10
— — rosea, dwarf rose........... = Sa aed Bcsote sss: Sd5ce Seed scc 10
— — purpurea, extra, finest prize variety----..-.- Sele ee 10
— Dwarf varieties, mixed-.-<:.<.-...-.- ee leeeeital elise ole eece: 10
— Tall-variciies Mixed <2... vo... <=. ssn s¢ Seo se Seb aoe ate See ee 10
Cyclamen.
Cyclamen Macrophyllum, white and rose; fine foliage, from Africa.-...
— Persicum, white and pink: sweet scented......... Caen Se Sede cs ceed
Cypress Vine.
One of the most popular of all summer climbers; tender annuals.
Cypress Vine, Scarlet, very brilliant......... Perce erect Shas aie aeeeead
— — White, very appropriate for the cemetery......--cesceeeerecereccces
— — Rose, very delicate.... eeses eeceseseceersesrseeseseseesses eenececvreseees
Datura.—Trumpet Flower.
Datura Wrighti, or meteloides, a beautiful plant, producing flowers
which are of extraordinary size, pure white at the center, and passing
to a lilac blue at the border; 2 feet..... ateoae Sosesseccce s¢ Asodeocsse -
— huberiana fi, pl. new varieties mixed; a beautiful species. of robust
habit, with very large double flowers, in many new colors; white,
violet, carmine, lilac, rose, &c.; also one of the finest foliaged plants,
Delphinium.
Delphinium Chinensis, fine shades of blue, white and pink, mixed.....
— Formosum, brilliant blue, with white eye; hardy perennial...........
Digitalis.—Fozglove.
Digitalis, mixed varieties, fine assortment of colors..... Sic nialinae cteteieee 2
— gloxineflora, new and beautiful gloxinia-like flowers; extra spotted;
SiG asscoscccs PACICOS ola ietaiclalstalel dulatale aokd aici nists wiaialajeieie aie ioeietcie ee teienetat
Dianthus.
A magnificent genus, which embraces some of the most popular flowers,
both the double and single varieties, with their rich and varied colors in
beds or masses are remarkably attractive; all bloom freely the first year
from seed. Hardy biennials.
Dianthus Chinensis, a splendid mixture for variety of color and size of
bloom, producing a large proportion of double flowers............-- ;
— Imperialis, fl. pl., (Double Imperial Pink,) beautifully variegated,
many colors mixed; hardy annual...... xe owe situs noted we wea Geil alan
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Pkt. Cts.
— — Atrococcineus, new double, deep scarlet.-.-....--- cteeee cerececece 15
— Heddewicgii, color varies from the richest velvety crimson to the most
delicate rose; flowers two to three inches in diameter, a magnificent
variety, hardy annual, from Japan; 1 foot..... epee ere cee cee cee cceees 10
— Heddewigii, fi. pl., double variety of the preceding, very showy,
hardy annual, from Japan; 1 f00b....0.-csccescs cee cceeccscecscccves 10
— — Diadematus, fl. pl., a superb novelty, introduced last season from
Germany, of dwarf, compact habit, flowers very large, of various
tints of rose, maroon and purple, one of the finest of its species...... 20
— laciniatus, white, flesh, rose, red, carmine, Violet, purple and rich ma-
roon, double and beautifully fringed, two to three inches in diameter,
Barly anal tron Dapati s 2) feels. 552s <le cos 1 sis cicinc a's siele sic oteici 10
— — fi. pl., double variety with very large and magnificent double flowers
in a great variety of colors, hardy annual, from Japan; 2 feet....... 10
Double Daisy.—Bellis.
A well known border flower; seeds may be sown in a hot-bed or in the
open ground; will flower the first season.
Bellis Prennis, best German seed......-... so Ss65cces5225 Beerctnisiateiniiets mi : 20
Dolichos.—Hyacinth Bean.
Very beautiful climbing plants, resembling the running bean, but the
flowers ure more beautiful; tender annual.
Dolichos lablab, purple, from the East Indies..... song86sscc6 socSeccacse - 3d
— Alba, white, very fine..... Bante ws cle as eaters L Piatetint we cations Seceeewes 5
— Giganteus, a hardy ornamental climber............se00- ce oes ake ones 10
Egg Plant.
Highly ornamental fruit-bearing plant, succeeding in a warm, southern
location; half-hardy annual.
Egg Plant, Round White, fruit milk-white...........cscescccccecceees 5
— Long Purple, early and productive; fruit long............05. shine biter ae 5
— New Scarlet, very striking and handsome...........csesencsecceececs 10
i Ee HOW LV GEV OPNAMCUEAl «o <iasc soc ccncisislo ss cies cineneneensasccesces 10
Black Pekin, the fruit of this handsome variety is jet black, round in
form and very solid; it is quite early and a very superior variety.... 10
Erysimum.
Erysimum Perofiskianum, orange, very five..-.. Scene Careucesuaciunies : 3)
— Arkansanum, sulphur yellow............. Sccoescses noo gae cede sno cde - 9)
Eschscholtzia.
An exceedingly showy genus of plants, with rich and beautiful colors;
attractive for bedding.
Eschscholtzia Californica, bright yellow, with dark center............ )
— — Dentata, the flowers of this variety take the form of a Maltese Cross,
each petal having its edges lapped upon itself.......essseeeeeeeseees - 10
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— Crocea, rich orange.........-eeeeeee wie sic cles bi aiviolale elute otetclattatcte po eeteeer 5
— — Alba, creamy white..............-+- Hoo sgsncor- Saleicta's teloete Soescc:- ° 5
— — Striata, flowers orange, striped with lemon yellow...-..-.+e---eeeee 10
— — Rosea, new, rose COlor....-.+e-eeeee ARB coe pice 20h even eihepieaninem ete 10
— Tennifolia, primrose with orange center.......seecseccccececseccececs 5
— The above Mixed occur. nick owe tees neeeeise ea cebitic cites sce ae ieee 5
Euphorbia.
Euphorbia variegata, white foliage nicely veined, and margined with
white, a showy plant for the border, or pot culture; half-hardy an-
nua eeocee eseseces eeoeeeceseeeeeseeceeeseseseseeeeeeeeesereseeseseeseeee
Fenzlia.
A profuse blooming, neat little plant, of dwarf growth, very effective in
small beds, vases or rustic baskets. Hardy annual.
Gaillardia.
Remarkable for the profusion, size and brilliancy of their flowers, con-
tinuing in beauty during the summer and autumn; half-hardy annuals.
Gaillardia Picta, orange, red and yellow; 1 foot............ 5 hate eee 5
— Alba Marginata, white edged, very fine............... oi ieee PSeer 5
— Grandiflora, rich crimson and yellow flowers.........sscseccceseveces 5
— Josephus, very brilliant, red and orange ......-.se+ssecesecesesecerece 5
Geranium.
Geranium, Scarlet, very fine for bedding and pot culture....... Soccotec 4 10
— (Pelargonium, ) large flowered, mixed; from the finest named sorts. 50
— Zonale, Mixed, saved from a named collection of pee salmon, rose
and white flowering varieties............- Ride is oe ainn eieeie 3) iaeae ieee : 20
Gilla.
A very pleasing class of annuals; may be sown at any time; hardy an-
nuals.
Gilla Achillefolia rosea, new, rosy l1]ac....-.- eee seeeee cee eecseees cree 5
— Lacinata, a distinct variety, blooming in the corymbose form..... soage 5
— Capitata sky D1UC... cece ccc cce sec cccccccescscccesecvecccsccsscccs rer 5
— Tricolor, yellow eye, surrounded by a purple ring..-....-...-- eteeeees 5
— Mixed, the above mixed........+.+---- eccccsecee epee cee ccc cccecceccces 5
Globe Amaranth.
Globe Amaranth, Crimson, fine, tender annuals; 2 feet........... é wate 5
— — White, from India, 2 feet...--....+-se.eee » cleteitepinaaibiate vce a oitatindeile sie 5
— — Orange, very fine, from New Mexico...-.-ee- Slew Wipe nn = e's pete 5
— — Isabellina, new variety, with pale yellow flowers..--.+sssssseeeeeee 5
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Godetia.
All the varieties of Godetia are well worth growing, and no garden can
be said to be complete without them.
Pkt. Cts.
Godetia Rosea Alba, rose and white..... A Kodo dochouscoononceane SAdoRC : 5
— The Bride, cup-shaped blossoms of pure white with a broad and bril-
liant crimson ring at base of corolla....... Sod s26sce ascogosectece . 10
— Rubicunda Splendens, rosy lilac, with ruby center................. - 10
— Lindleyana, purple, carmine center........... av aciticctenia a oe Based sande - 10
— Mixed, the above mixed......... initial ctelelalercctare Sabncierers Sosatsicts SO COOGOdROC 10
Gourd, Ornamental.
Gourds, Mock Orange, in form of af O©range...e-seercccrccccrereccece . 10
— Teazel=formed, (Cucumis Dipsacus,) bright yellow.....ceeesseeeeee - 10
— Momordica Balsamina, very pretty; orange and red........... Sone 10
— Tricosanthes Colubrina, True-Serpent Gourd, siriped like a serpent,
changing to carmine..... brraraloleveraiuTn sieve sia ei clarele eiars.cio-e © Draihorevalaee eras 10
Gypsophila.
Gypsophila Muralis, pretty dwarf plant, pink, profuse flowering..... as 5d
— Elegans, small, starry purple and white flowers...........222.000. aietate 5
Gloxinia.
Gloxinia, extra, from the finest erect and drooping varieties..... saat 50
Helianthus.—Sun-Flower.
Helianthus argophyllus striatiflorus fl, pl., double yellow, striped
with chocolate brown, flowers small, finely formed and vey double,
growth of the plant neat and very compact, with silvery foliage.....
— macrophyllus giganteus, from the interior of Africa, described as
growing ten feet high, with but one very large flower............. -
aa ee ee Flowers.
Exceedingly interesting and desirable as dried specimens; handsome bo-
quets may be formed of them for in-door decoration during winter.
Helichrysum Compositum Maximum, very double, large flowered of
MANY COIOLS, MIKE «~~... cece ssc cce cece ces coccces sec ccsecsescenaes
— Double White............... BSUde BaccoSce Bern wacnracrteenae one Seip ooonee
— Double Scarlet......... SPeialcstaiciwce aera acon Sainte wace s Fe Rae ee ee A
— Double Bright Yellow................... ejelntat caja: Sokere Sai ciate cis ciciata\ata cies
= PGHEDIS CUE PIE 205 552 ccs cane cee erence ens ccnceacecce o Ssiesial aigeioverea epitiake
Heliotropium.
Heliotropium, fine mixed, all colors..... Saleitaacistusataettes Jade seeee ae :
10
10
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_Helipterum.
Pkt. Cts.
Helipterum Sanfordi, one of the very finest Everlastings in cultivation,
with beautiful, small, yellow flowers; very desirable; new...-....- :
Hollyhock.
Hollyhock, mixed, fine, double Varieties.......e.sceeseccecceeeceecees eae 5
— mixed, yery double, saved from the finest new English and Scottish
named kinds........... = 222252 25st:: Seale el ae = 3
Ice Plant.
A pretty little trailing plant, much used for garnishing.
Ice Plant, from Greece; fine trailer.............-. BRA Rei ricic.ce Bac kc 5
Ipomea.
Of all the flowers in general cultivation, the Ipomea ranks pre-eminent
for delicate beauty; the brilliant and varied hues of its many species are
beautiful. Tender, climbing annuals.
Ipomea, Coccinea, (Star Ipomea) fine scarlet, great bloomer....... aaa 10
— Purpurea fol. argenteus marmorata, very nicely spotted leaves;
flowers spotted and striped; new and fine..... Ree onbooncceee cn: - 25
— Quamoclit, (Cypress Vine,) very pretty scarlet..... oy ee: ae 10
—— fl. Rosea, (Rose Colored Cypress Vine,) rose.......... Boone ce 10
— fl. alba, (White Cypress Vine,) pure white..........-...2- eee - 10
Ipomopsis.
Ipomopsis Aurantiaca, with bright orange flowers..... Sele aes - 10
— Elegans, scarlet, from Carolina................00. SUMS AOR Cae aa = 10
— jaune canarie, canary yellow, NeEeW.........secscccceccecccces etait “= 10
Lantana,
A handsome, free-flowering genus of plants, with brilliant colored flow-
ers; very effective either for pot culture or for bedding purposes; green-
house perennial.
Lantana, finest varieties mixed......... Ae ose ssc aie mite i wipe aks aot ial adi ot s 25
Larkspur.—Delphinium.
Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket, finest colors mixed........... sete eeeeeerees 5
— Hyacinth-flowered, finest colors mixed.........-seeeeeceeeees ok woken 5
— Double Branching, finest colors mixed...........+.-+++- ste eeeeeeceeee 5
— New Candelabrum, uw new dwarf rose Larkspur, attaining scarcely
one foot in hight, and throwing out its numerous branches close to
the ground, gradually diminishing in length as they approach the top, 15
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Lathyrus.—Perennial Pea.
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Lathyrus latifolius, red, hardy perennials..... obec eeeeeees oe eeeecceeees 5
— Albus, a beautiful white variety..... sschsstcsasec- ste S358 ce 345655 --- 10
Lavatera.
Lavatera trimestris, rose and pink striped.......scesesceececcceeerecces 5
— Alba, WHHC-<c<s eoeeesve eeereevneseseeersesen e@eeeeereevrersresereed e@reevesee e@sze0ee 5
Linum.
One of the most beautiful annuals, of neat, compact habit, with brilliant
flowers throughout the season; about one foot high.
Linum grandiflorum rubrum, brilliant scarlet........... Soeccee Sasede . 10
— Lewisii Variegatum, striped lilac and White............seeeseeeeeees 10
— luteum corymbiflorum, large corymbs of straw-colored blossoms.... 10
— perenne album, fine white, perennial... ...... cc. ceceecccccccccccccccs 10
— —TFOSEUM, FOSC; NEW COIOL.....--eeesececcesccscccces joseeo sr 2shice<: 10
Lobelia.
A very valuable and beautiful class of mostly dwarf-growing plants, their
delicate drooping habit renders them fine for vases or baskets.
Lobelia Cardinalis, a well known native variety; scarlet..........e+e- = 10
— Marmorata, marbled blue and white................. Aooshctetscstssee 10
— Paxtonia, pure white, with sky-blue belt...........ccceececccccccccces 10
— Speciosa, Crystal Palace variety; deep blue, with white center........ 10
— Compacta Alba, new, pure White........sesseseesecececeees s)aeiaisiecal= . 10
— Emperor William, new, dark blue..............+.. eeiniaeeic/taintaa is aie 20
— Crystal Palace compacta. This is a very beautiful new variety, of
very dense and bushing habit; producing flowers in great abundance,
of a fine ultra-marine blue, an exceedingly striking color........... : 20
Lupins.
Lupins, Albo coccinnus, rosy red half way of the spike, from thence to
the apex, PUTE White... 2.2.2... .cenecessccccccccccccrcccccscccces Sor 10
— Subcarnosus, very beautiful, rich blue..........- sree eeeeeeess Sebc55 ssc 5
— Sulphurea, fine, new variety; sulphur yellow............... Secnc:: =>: 10
— Cruikshankii, blue, white and yellow, from Peru: hardy annual; 3 ft. 5
— Polypylius, blue, hardy perennial, from Columbia; 3 feet............- 5
Lychnis,
Valuable hardy perennials, generally flowering the first season.
Lychnis Haageana, bright scarlet, splendid...........eceeesenceees ails 15
— Viscaria splendens, rosy pink, very beautifUl.........cee see eee cence : 10
— Laponica, new dwarf, and very fine..--...eseeeeeeeeee ica & claws << 25
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Martynia.
Handsome, free-flowering plants, producing a fine effect when planted in
the open border, delighting in a light rich soil. Tender annuals.
Pkt. Cts
Martynia, fragrans, fragrant purple....... 392 a S0boCn Ie 3 So stiecice eee
Marigold.
Marigold, African, orange, double.............. Sea aAsen oe case a8 paces 5
— — Orange, Quilled, a very double variety of Marigold, with quilled
petals; a striking novelty, and very showy.......... Soe Soseagsecass: 5
— French, tall, striped, double, brown striped with yellow........--..-- A)
— — Dwarf, gold striped, ten inches; splendid.............eseee- sieves alerts 5
—— New, Quilled, (striped << .c-c. ec ae wen sete cine se eee eee 5
—— Patula Nana Fariflora, new and valuable addition to the much
esteemed dwarf Marigolds. Extreme doubleness, regular quilling
and a beautiful brown color are the distinctive attributes of this fine
Varlelycn--= cee eecce. a Js sivioters wlo/e to'elaieisicieicie etelentatciate atte a chee niles etetats
Mirabilis.
Marvel of Peru, splendid varieties, mixed.......... Soboc S507 O52 - S650
— New Variegated, leaves light green, striped......... sige wiels'e wieieisiacieeies
— Longiflora, white, exceedingly sweet-scented; flower tube three or
{OUT INCHESMONE << <r wcewse 12s stewlowle/s cisle eels efeleieiete oe < ciaiais te miei eee
— Longiflora violacea, same as above, but violet color....... Bonosscot-
Maurandia.
Maurandia Barclayana, deep violet, beautiful dwarf climber
— Grandiflora purpurea, light purple............cccccecccccccccccececs
— Laponica, new, White..........seeececcceseees o ccescerccee cee cccscces
Mimosa.—WSensitive Plont.
Mimosa pudica, very curious and interesting plants, their leaves closing
if touched or shaken; hal@hardy annuals. << ccs sj. - sc coc nen oo cue ee
Mimulus.
Handsome, profuse flowering plants, with singular shaped flowers.
Mimulus hibridus tigrinus, a splendid spotted variety...............0..
—— — fi. pl., a new double variety, flowers more durable than any other
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—moschatus (Musk Plant), yellow, strongly musk-scented............
= fine mixed eee eres eres eses ees eee ereeeseeeseeserteSeseeeseseeseseseseeesesese
Mignonette.
Mignonette (reseda odorata,) sweet............. wibinia Se sebieben ss kieeMe
— grandiflora, large-flowered
— improved, large-flowering pyramidal. This is quite distinct and
greatly superior to the old large-flowering variety, on account of its
robust, pyramidal growth and remarkably large flowers, which are of
an orange red color
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Morning Glory.
Morning Glory, well known, beautiful class of climbers, with brilliant
and varied-colored flowers; sow early. Splendid varieties, mixed..
Musk Plant.—Mmulus.
Musk (Mimulus Moschatus). This fragrant and universally favorite little
plant is so well known, we need only remark that it is equally at
home in the sitting-room, greenhouse, or flower-garden; it thrives in
any light soil. Half-hardy perennial..... a cigbCe siriqalanimarcalcaevaisiate 590
Myosotis.
Charming little plants, producing their beautiful star-like flowers in great
profusion. Half-hardy perennials.
Myosotis alpestris, bright blue........... Sono sac eddossodees sodscso0cees
— Azorica, blue, shaded with purple..-.. SSO ODO SOSDOd ceo aCoUHaboONOODOdC
Nasturtium, or Tropzeolum.—Dwarf Nasturtium.
The varieties of this class of Nasturtiums are excellent for dwarf beds,
or for forming masses and groups, or for planting in the ribbon-style, with
other species of fine bedding plants.
Nasturtium Tom Thumb beauty, yellow, flushed, yermilion.........
——-— Crystal Palace gem, sulphur, spotted with mauve.......... siere
—-—-— King Theodore, new variety, very dark green foliage, flow-
CES alto Shula CKerelals ciwimiaisisrate ais «iei-/</e « Sooeoon 265 spa cococococce scoccoor
——-— King of Tom Thumbs, new, deep scarlet blossoms, bluish
Breen fOliage....-o-eeeeeseees © ccc ee vec cee ccc cee ccc ceescacscnese coe
— — — Mixed, all colors..............00. soesos Soosteosaces Sopecc Agcoorac
Nigella.
A genus of very interesting, free-flowering hardy annuals.
Nigella Damascena, light blue........ ssscsee soso 5eébao nes odoece BonoaG
—— ISD ANIA. DIUC, VEL, SNOW Yeas 20 occ coc cnc cracicetcscsccocceceascsces
Nemophila.
A magnificent genus of the most charming and generally useful of dwarf
growing hardy annuals; all the varieties have a neat, compact habit of
growth, with shades and colors the most beautiful. Hardy annuals.
Nemophila Maculata, white, with large purple spots..... SOC OSCO OARS -
— Discoidalis Nigra, flowers when young jet black.......cec.cecccceces
MNT ANESAI ATCAD Eee arc i oeieata eta loselsoie's's Shi sielsis ots sees deedieccee codes os
— Marginata, sky blue edged with white............... Aelsiainieinvelela(octelsiets -
mete AD AU EN aU MSAE Ol csale win viv s/eic'u)s c' <)oln\cicialcie's)sieiviciois viels'e © Bi aiafale) cle/sfelafale'at c/ele.«\srotercrere
Papaver.—Perennial Poppy.
Papaver bracteatum, bright orange crimson; large and handsome; 2 ft.
— Orientale, deep scarlet, with large black blotches; very brilliant
and showy; 2 1-2 feet...........cececcces weuaieryere wel ePslaisiaiat eh clasehote sharers ‘
Pansy.
Pansy, King of the Blacks, deep coal black...cceeescecces secccssccecs
Odier, or Five=-blotched. A new and beautiful strain, perfect in size
and form of flower, as well as in beauty and variety of color.........
— Extra German, saved from named kinds; flowers large, beautifully
edged, marbled and variegated, with entirely new colors; superb....
— Kine TNERB tloocacc0000 600000 SOC CODD OODOOOUO DO bHGO00 bb O00 Uno bcHGobandoUc
Peas, Sweet, ,
ae Peas, Sweet, Capt. Clarke, tricolored..........-ceccccecccccccccccscecs
—— Crown Princess of Prussia, a beautiful variety of the sweet pea;
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of a bright blush-color throughout the flower; constant and of strik-
Thies (Ital regan sacs ne scie Sg o S cases Seee ase = sceseeses2-
— — Painted Lady, red petals, white center............seeceesecceecees 5
— — Invincible, brilliant scarlet, and a great acquisition................. 10
—— Lord Ansons, light blue, delicate small flowers.......-..---2eee00- 5
— — All Colors, mixeds choice; per oz.,15..... qage eo soocc 63525-7227 5
Picotee Pink.
A well known and popular favorite, similar to the carnation in growth
and habit, with flowers of various delicate tints, Sow seed in hot-bed or in
the open ground. Fine mixed colors, ........... See ace icccraias oonaeaerasee 25
Petunia.
Petunia alba, large flowered, white............+.- RES CREE shoe Ao ReeE
— purpurea, purple..... Bim Cette ee wien eis Seccshse se ce Velcon sce etian «eee .
— Blotched and Striped
— grandiflora New German hybrid, beautifully blotched, marbled
and variegated, extra fine quality...............06- Seaeiaic =:
— Grandiflora venosa, variety of colors, beautifully veined............
— New Marbled, a new section of blotched Petunias, exceedingly
beautiful, and totally distinct from any hitherto obtained, being richly
blotched with the finest shades of crimson.......++0.s0+. a alee
— Inimitable, white blotched with purple
— Finest varieties mixed......... Sine Civica wicistate aieicie nie miseries
— Double, received from a celebrated German florist, fertilized with
the finest double variegated flowers........+.-.+0. qaesee A Sees 2 2
Phlox Drummondii.
Phlox Drummondii, alba, pure white............-.2ceeeeeee Beers oe 52
— — Brilliant scarlet............. éecc cisleldocisies water vucsielaiaco iain eee
— — Leopoldi, rose and white......... oe
— — Mixed, all COlOTS Mixed ..... coe sencceccccce cecccecccccsccccccccces 10
— Perennial, mixed, saved from a fine collection of upwards of fifty
named varieties. Hardy perennials.......esseeeseeeeees isin late aia 25
Portulaca,
Portulaca Alba Striata, white striped with rose.......
— Splendens, rich crimson, showy.-.-.....--.
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5
— Thellusonii, splendid scarlet............ssesceceeeceeee spinle Satgeloaniae 5
— Aurea, yellow......... Hes Seo tsccon soe eee a= Ses Age Ss ae ll ee ae 5
— Alba, pure white, fine..............2.. Seoe5¢ = cinta = Misano eee 5
— ROse€ay fin€ TOSC.-.ereeceecsccecccccceccccsscccccscees He erdes ae Ss - 5
— Caryophylloides, carnation striped; white and crimson 5
— Thorburnii, pale yellow....-.-cssesseeceeeesssees AP tos hc 5
— Striped, red and White...........scceesecccececcceccees S . ate eer ; 5
— Mixed, twelve splendid colors mixed............+2e-- o ale ale Coke times 5
— Double Rose flowered, a perfectly double variety, as much so as
the most perfect rose, and of many brilliant colors as well as striped;
one of the finest new "plants introduced for along time. First quality
Mie COlOTE os e.ck Sante den seid alitia eke sleeich » diate Gok eprheetanis ab eiane ents sate 20
Poppy.
Poppy, carnation, double mixed; 2 feet.....----.+++6- cscs
— Marselles, white and red, double, extra fine; 2 feet
— Peony-flowered, double; 2 feet....... en ee ye
— Ranunculus or French, double; 2 feet..........++. wae wens pe eee
— Opium, white, per 02., 50 Cents...++.eeeeeee oe
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— African Rose, mixed double-..... Eifcn tesemion « ace een SAAS nese
Polyanthus.,
Polyanthus, Extra Mixed, from choice named varieties.......e-+se+e0
— Fine mixed, a good collection....-....-....+.. ences sccccncnecs cecrces
Perilla.
Perilla Nankinensis, a beautiful ornamental leaved plant, well adapted
for edgings to large ornamental groups, the leaves being of a dark pur-
ple, 2 feet. .Half-hardy annuial.........sscecscccssccccccccccccssecees
Pyrethrum.
Pyrethrum, Golden Feather, beautiful golden leayed bedding plant,
retaining its ornamental character until late in the autumn; hardy
PELENNIAl .. 6... cere ecccscrccccecesccs vere Dentisseo cdc C56 556560 seseee
Pelargonium.
Pelargonium, finest mixed, from named flowers........... soscscsec2-
Rhodanthe.
Charming Everlasting flowers, of great beauty.
Rhodanthe Manglesii, bright rose, dwarf branching habit; fine........
— Maculata, this splendid novelty is larger in allits parts than Rho-
danthe Manglesii; about two feet high, very robust..........+. sees
— Atrosanguinea, new; a very beautiful flower; plant dwarfish and
branching in habit; flowers dark purple and violet..........:seseeee
Ricinus.
Ricinus Major, (Castor oil Bean,) very ornamental......-..seeeeeeseeees
— Africanus albidus, white fruited, stem and leaves silvery and
aE ONTA CES See et eee orale icine eee ie ot Oicininlcincicieitiats ciaielne = o/naicieiaiiciels oe.c)«
— Sanguineus, a very stately growing species, with large and highly
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— Spectabilis, deep red, fime..<......0csccc-cccvecccccccascccccccccccccce
— Giganteus, very large and showy, 10 feet.......----eeeeeeee “Be cste 2a6
Sanvitalia.—Nat. Ord. Composite.
Sanvitalia procumbens flore pleno, a pretty, dwarf growing plant,
of a creeping habit, and is suitable for small beds, rock-work, &c. ;
flowers bright yellow; double, desirable. Hardy-annual............
Saponaria.
The longest-blooming of all dwarf annuals, producing masses of minute
cross-shaped rose colored blossoms; admirable for bedding.
Saponaria, Alba, pure white, half foot.......ccccccccesseccccccccsccces
— Multifiora Rosea, bright rosy pink...........eseeeesseeeseees SAacoS Ac
Salpiglossis.
Salpiglossis Coccinea, splendid scarlet...........-eee- BR DOoR One OnE
— Varilabilis, very large flowers; mixed splendid..... scocsdoédhods tscoc
— Dwarf, finest mixed COlOrs...... see eeeeeeeeees Pop nonbooatno dean. Saba oe
Sastre ers.
A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of growth with a rich pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers. Half-hardy annual.
Schizanthus Grandiflorus oculatus, various shades, blue eye.........
— Albus, flowers large, pure white, sulphur Cye.....ssecessccsececeece ae
Seabious.—WMourning Bride.
’ Scabiosa atropurpurea major, finest colors MiXed....-ceeecececececeee
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——nana, fil. pl., new, double, dwarf Scabious; a beautiful novelty.
The flowers, which have all the beautiful varieties of colors of this
tribe, are perfectly GOUDIEs cece cee ceccwicie cna s cuss Po soc od aoede 55
Smilax.—Myrsiphyllum Asparagodies.
A beautiful winter climbing-plant, adapted alike to the greenhouse and
conservatory.
Medium-size bulbs, 25 cents each. Large-size Bulbs,50centseach. Extra-
size bulbs, $leach. Seed per package...ececesccesees SogA G5 2206222 :
Statice.
Statice Bonducella, deep golden elon from the Levant, half-hardy
annual; 1 1-2feet..... wee eG bo rrslcistae sidicele oles Sag aoa sobsoscosagsconss
— Spicata, this charming sede eee Caucassian annual continues
in bloom during a long Were ibeoe sos bobosssensoofoo bbe: shbosscsacece
— latifolia, afine, hardy perennial; blue.......ccececcccccccccccccccccces
Stock.—WMathiola.
The Stock Gilliflower is one of the most beautiful and valuable of garden
plants, and is highly esteemed for the great beauty and delightful fragrance
of its flowers.
Stocks, New large-flowered Pyramidal, the most popular stock in
cultivation; very choice; received from one of the most celebrated
florists in Germany. Twenty brightest and most distinct colors
mixed...-..- Scoboodoutse Sroseco os A SQOoHOCATOL 35058590000 ac6
— Dwarf German, a fine dwarf variety; free bloomer......... Socggecccs
— German, Fine mixed, this is one of the best, mixed...........eseee-
— Giant, or tree, a valuable acquisition, by its large flowers being
from one and a half to two inches in diameter; mixed......... eccces
— Perpetual or Emperor, large flowered, finest sen S88 455 so 5264222 :
— Giant Cape or Cocardeau, finest el varieties..... isis ouleejaicnie ste
— Early autumn flowering, twelve distinct colors mixed............--
— Brompton or Winter, of robust habit and very large flowers in
brilliant colors; all colors mixed...........ceseeeee eos cos ace dco: 2
— New German Goliath Pyramidal, ten week stocks, about 2 feet
high, surpassing all the others in the size of the plants and flower
spikes aiotnlecleieiel cinislalcietatslelcleteietoieleiereleieleloielelelateiereleioioieleteinieketetetetere tate sagoccosc+
— Large-flowering Ten=-Weeks, Canary yellow, new..-c..sceceeee —
— Large=-flowering Ten=-Weeks. darkest blood-red, new.........-. ope
— Large-flowering Ten=-Weeks, white, rosy-tinted, new..........- <s's
Sultan.— Centaurea Moschata.
Sweet-scented, profuse-flowering plants, very effective in mixed or shrub-
bery borders. Hardy annuals.
Sultan Sweet, purple, from Persia; 11-2 feet............. SinivsuRinictee Seen 5
— — White, from Persia; 1 1-2 feet............. Sdcocce- Seine Soneos one
— — beautiful yellow, from Levant; 1 1-2 feet............... 2 wise g paeiorste
Sweet William.—Dianthus Barbatus.
A well known, free-flowering, popular favorite, producing a splendid
effect in beds, mixed flower and shrubbery borders. ardy perennials.
Sweet William, Hunt’s Perfection. This variety produces immense
heads, of the richest and most beautiful colored flowers...-....-++.++
——new Auricula=-flowered, equally desirable with the above, from
which it differs only in the markings of the flowers, which closely re-
semble the Auricula......-.+6. elelalstalnatefeleloieiet SOORA DOO Oo S50 58d Aaa G80 Crs
— — double-flowering, many colors mixed; very desirable....--+++-- ee
ie mixed eeeoeeeeeereeoeees @oeeeeeseeeeeeeeeee eeneeee eoceeereeeeseeeeeee
— — Nigircans, very dark red, a splendid aeee oasis Dickeietets os wia/tiele swale
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Tropzeolum.
Tropxolum majus is a fine climber, growing ten or twelve feet in hight,
puna several varieties, differing in the color of both flower and
oliage.
Pkt. Cts.
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== —- COCECIMEUM, SCATIEL.<- 002 nee ccc ccc cnc ce nec cesccccccescenaccseces 4)
— — Common mixed; the green seed pods used for pickles; per oz. 15
cents eeeeeeene eeeseeeanveseeeeeoceseeeesepeeee eaeene @eeseseeeceseeceseeeese eee eeene eee 5
Tagetes.
Tagetes signata pumila, a first class novelty, a beautiful densely
branched plant, of dwarf habit, globular form, and is literally cov-
ered with thousands of bright yellow blossoms. Half-hardy annuals 10
Thunbergia.
A genus of slender and rapid-growing climbers, with extremely pretty
and much admired flowers. Half-hardy annuals. Mixed..........seesee- 10
Verbena.
The bright and showy flowers of the Verbena make it the most popular
bedding plant in cultivation. Seeds may be sown in the hot-bed or cold
frame, or in a pot or box in the house, orin the open border early in spring.
Half-hardy perennials.
Verbena auricula=-flowered, large and well formed; blooms in various
shades; with a distinct eye of rose Or White......seeesceccccecescces : 25
— Italian striped, novel varieties, with flowers carnation like, striped
with rose, blue, scarlet, crimson, &c...-.. 665455554 se sacos- gbedsces: 25
— Choice mixed, first quality, from our large collection of over one
hundred of the finest named varieties..... ata mie eiauaa oe clases a ee 25
ISONIC Seas Fo iclictel als ee creld's'de cis elaaislc ald cwicle cece c clases caice/saes calsise 10
Wallflower.
A popular and favorite half-hardy perennial plant, with bright and showy
flowers, blooming im spikes like the Stock Gillyflower, and very fragrant.
Wallflower, finest double, German Mmixed........cecereeceeccccccsecs - 25
— blood red, a fine Varicty.........--esccsccccccccccccccceces aSectsoncce 10
W aitzia.
Very pretty everlastings, bearing their flowers in clusters.
Waitzia corymbosa, flower heads of a lively red color..... SARs fo52 ==: 25
— grandiflora, the finest of all the yellow everlastings; flowers large
and very abundant..... Sock acp tcc co6 stsscicc se tobssocossaccce sstscce 25
Whitlavia.
Very pretty dwarf annuals, suitable for growing in clumps or groups.
Whitlavia grandiflora, violet blue..--. eaajale, state aiajats stars. Seeetare aia Sodac SCE 5
. — gloxinoides, an elegant novelty; tube of corolla pure white, and the
limbs of a delicate light bDluec.......ee...seee. sole aeiaias cate aniaiaie ciciaicia'e 10
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Xeranthemum.
Pkt. Cts.
Xeranthemum, double purple-.--.-.--- Solseecoc- scene ae 5
—— Wouple wWihite..csccecs ssc cues shicmeenbeeniceicincdas sp os icealeeieietn eee 5
—annum fl. pl. imperialis, the most beautiful of this genus. The
flowers are of a deep, purplish, violet color, and very constant-..... 10
— Variabile Striatum, fl. pl., flowers of a reddish white color, striped
and sprinkled with red, rose, crimson and purple...-.-scceseceseeees 15
AMAT
A splendid large plant and beautiful flower, combining the greatest rich-
ness and diversity of color, with unequaled duration of bloom.
Zinnia Double, a splendid acquisition; no other novelty has excited so
much attention In HUrope.......--cccceccccccreccccscccreccccscscces
— — Scarlet, very bright scarlet......... fer bosses sso5ss sce etsec ce ftscs:
—— Purple........... BeBe este sce ta tor os or ad Geos os seb 5558582 begeie sf:
ae 5555 5Shoo Ss censbeeo toss cesestos- Sel ciaistels a meaiete oie oleae ee ee
— — Carmine ...... soshone i265s552255- = 555256552 Abas esos S55085s525525°
— — Purplish Crimson......... Soe sess agcct oecasescace $25222525- 5655s:
—— Purplish Violet..... asibie ois's w severe otis we emia ese a eiewinesie aie. eee ae
—— New, Double White, the strain we have now the pleasure to
offer has been carefully selected, and produces very fine. large, well
shaped, completeiy double, pure white flowers, almost without sport-
rmyesesced BUS e eae cone Joc 00e7 2odonese 555 a iaiaic niciniaie'b Rema eens
—— Tagetifiora fil. pl., a first-class novelty, comprising quite a new
section of Double Zinnias, the petal being quilled as perfectly asa
Globe Aster, with the exception of one row of guard petals at the
base of the flowers, whieh are perfectly flat, and present a very novel
appearance; mixture of brilliant Colors.......ceeeeeceececesceccecce
Haageana, fl. pl., a new double variety of the well known Z. Mexicana.
Flower of a deep orange color, beautifully imbricated; retains its ius-
ter when dry,thus rendering it a valuable acquisition for boquet mak-
ing. Itis a most desirable bedding plant, blooming continually until
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VEGETABLE SEEDS:
Z” ROM year to year our stock of Vegetables has been selected with
Va the greatest care, so that we now feel confident in stating that
they can not fail to meet any reasonable expectation ; nearly. all
are grown upon our own grounds, and under our own supervision,
¥ and ‘what varieties we have been obliged to procure from abroad,
8 are received from persons of long standing and great reliability,and
S@ we have never yet been disappointed in ‘the quality of their seeds.
2S It hus been our aim to furnish our customers with the best of seeds
without regard to cost; every new variety has been tested as soon as the seeds
could be procured, and if found of any extra value, has been added to our lists.
All of the seeds in the following lists will be mailed, post-paid, at prices quot-
ed, with the exception of Beans, Corn and Peas, for which 16 cents per quart,
or 8 cents per pound,must be added for postage.
Asparagus.
Grayson’s Giant, the best old variety; per 0Z., 10 cents.-.c.cccrececee oe 5
Conover’s Collossal, this is such a vigorous grower that at two years
old from seed, it will send up from fifteen to forty sprouts from
one-half to one and a half inches in diameter; per oz., 40 cents.. 10
Beans.—Dwarf or Bush.
Early Valentine. Early, productive, tender, succulent, und of excel-
lent flavor; continues longer in the green state than most of the
varieties 5 per pint, 15 cents........... BOD COS JOODDAO D000 2 Sooon8e 10
Early China. Rather earlier than the preceding, but not quite so pro-
ductive. Of good quality; per pint, 15 EL a ae ssc seo 080 10
Early Mohawk. This variety is the most suitable for northern lati-
tudes, as it is less susceptible to injury from cold than most of the
others; very productive, and of good quality; per pint, 20 cents, 10
Refugee, crois abundant bearer, flesh thick and tender; one of the
very best for pickling, on account of its thick flesh; not very ear-
ly; will produce pods fit for eating in about eight weeks from
planting; Tee Pin als Gartisicesshan sanosoes doe dec oouoae afte aloja Bele 10
Horticultural. This is a medium or half-early sort; excellens green or
dry; one of the best for shelling; per pint, 20 cents. Sodonee 10
Victoria. One of the earliest dwarf; excellent for spine nes 20 cents. - 10
Long Yellow Six Weeks. This is one of the earliest of the dwarf
varieties; very productive; per pint, 15 cents....... ielelwioteter -Ieiaiel= 5
New White Wax. The following description is from Mr. Burr, in the
Journal of Horticulture:
‘¢ Planted the middle of May, the pods were ready for plucking the
second week of July, and the crop harvested the middle of Aug.
The size of the plant considered, it is not surpassed by any sort
now in cultivation in point of productiveness. In a trial growth,
the branches were so laden with their burden of handsome, spot-
less pods, that they often brought the plants to the ground.
Aside from the beauty of color, these pods have the same crisp,
fleshy texture, and delicate, marrowy flavor, for which those of
the Indian Chief and other waxen-pod sorts are so much esteem-
ed, while for shelling green, or even for use when ripe, it is quite
equal to the best of the kinds now found on our tables. The va-
riety is a great advance on the kinds most commonly grown
among us, and will not fail to come into general cultivation.
Every dwarf and almost every running Waxen-Podded Bean in-
troduced prior to this,has the defect of “producing colored seeds.”
Price, per Packet, 10 cts. ; ; per Pint, 30 cts.; per Quart, 50 cts.
q\, NTERESTING and graceful class of plants, being very ornamental
me inthe garden, and extremely useful in the construction of bo-
hey quets, giving that grace and beauty which few flowers can be-
stow, while some are beautiful when dried to mix with the ever-
lastings for the filling of vases, and’ other floral designs, for
which purposes they should be cut while fresh and green, and
carefully dried; the following are some of the most desirable va-
rieties :
Agrostis.
Rank high among the ornamental grasses for their delicate and graceful
growth, and are very useful for winter boquets.
Pkt. Cts.
Agrostis Nebulosa, one of the most elegant and graceful..--..--+++-e++- 10
— pulchella, exceedingly graceful...........-.-- S5000002 SAgO OS KEE SOn= . 10
Briza.—Quaking Grass.
A very useful ornamental class; also one of the best when dried for vari-
ous floral designs. Hardy annual.
Briza maxima, )arge, an elegant variety; easily grown..-----+---- snteeeets
— Minor, small; very slender and graceful......scesesceccescsscccseccees 5
— Compacta, very compact growing variety ; fine for boquets..... se eieate - 10
Bryzopyrum.
Bryzopyrum Siculum, very dwarf, with shining green leaves, very orna-
mental and useful for dried boquets.......... cece cece cee eeceeeeeee 10
Chloris.
Chloris radiata, singularly elegant perennial grass, from nine to twelve
inches in hight, with curious shaped heads..........+. Bieie olden 10
or
Chrysurus.
Chrysurus cynocuroides, very dwarf, with feathery spikes......... pair 5
Erianthus.
Erianthus Ravenneza, this is a bold-looking reed-like grass, from four to
six feet high, with fine foliage, resembling the Pampass Grass very
much in appearance. Half-hardy perennial......-. cee cece e cee sencees 20
Eragrostis.
Ornamental grasses; suitable for winter boquets.
Eragrostis Elegans, (Love-grass); from south of Kurope......+2..-+e0- 5
Gynerium.—Pampass Grass.
Gynerium argentium, a very stately growing variety, producing long,
silken plumes of flowers which are very ornamental; should be win-
tered in the cellar or cold frame..... chic aieie cpoteteustesa nie sioieisisisierelets erate 20
Panicum.
Panicum capilaceum, very ornamental, rich in foliage, with red spikes.
Hardy Perennial.sc\. cwicclc'e cinmcesceececeiso cl sulsicceinels weevecccccesscecs 10
Pennisetum.
Pennisetum longistylum, very graceful and interesting..--.----.+.+.+ : 5
Tricholéena.
Tricholena rosea, a very beautiful rose-tinted grass, 2 feet.....+.ssseeee 10
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Beans.—Rnuning or Pole.
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Pkt. Cts.
Concord, a cross between the White Cranberry and Horticultural, contain-
ing the best characteristics of the two; it is early, very prolific; per
pint, 20 cents.......... BP eared ste ei ciieis. av'ahosi.aisia) avai sla\el ere oya\a) oa) sieisyors ~
Indian Chief, one of the best varieties, either for snaps or shelled; re-
markable for its fine succulent, and richly colored pods, continuing
a long time fit for use; per pint, 25 cents........seseeseesccccccsccces
London Horticultural, tender for snaps; and excellent either green or
CGY se eM ING OU) COE Sieetelels cleles calcio isle alae ve © clone cla «ce civivivie eis saisiccies
White Cranberry, one of the best for shelling; per pint, 20 cents........
Red Cranberry, this is one of the oldest and most familiar of garden
beans; per pint, 20 cents........... aBOOR COUR COROG pata tiaietelar ate o ataisians/o as
White Case Knife, the most prolific of the running varieties, excellent
green or dry; per pint, 20 cents........ceecccccceccccccs Ricittelauta cslatcicle
Beet.
Extra Early Bassano, flattish, good size, flesh white, circled with bright
pink; sugary and well flavored. Fine for summer or winter; per
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Early Blood Turnip, the standard early sort. Blood-red, turnip-shaped,
witb small top, tap-root; very tender, and good for early use and
late keeping. It is indispensable in every garden, however small;
per oz., 15 cents....... aver euaietere revere eotel s edyeieta arerevereve.e Ciaaiciete\ sfajel clalayaisie Geveiwie
Hatch’s Improved Blood Turnip, similar in shape to the Bassano, of
a deep-red color, early, tender, and of a fine flavor: a great favorite
in the Boston market, where it is largely grown by market gardeners ;
per oz., 15 cents....... Salon crcle ctaienetn < cinic’eais aes RARE ites «Shas ae wears
Dark Red Egyptian, a new, early and superior variety from Egypt, quite
distinct, very deep red, tender and delicious; in form like the flat
Dutch Turnip; this variety will, without doubt, prove a most valua-
ble acquisition: per 0Z., 2 cents.......sss00. sSocconecoone scacdcowcad
Early Yellow Turnip, is oval-shaped, longer than the Blood Turnip;
flesh yellow, very tender and juicy. It keeps well, and will serve
for both summer and winter; per 02Z., 15 cents.........-eeeecceceeees
Long Blood Red, the common long winter variety; deep red; grows to
large size, mostly in the ground; is sweet, tender, and keeps well;
PCF 02.5 15 CeNtS. 500 0s ose ee cele snes socadscood Bestaretsherraieteterse efers'e «/eietele
Swiss Chard, or Silver Beet. This variety of Beet, sometimes called
‘*Sea Kale Beet,” is cultivated for its leaf-stalks, which are served up
much like Asparagus, and for its leaves cooked as Spinach; per 0z.,
AN DICE MG Garstataiaiaiala siclnicielste c\s)<'cie)sisiaieis sioeelae soaodcone4 ngonoed Soncocoo coon
Pineapple, a highly esteemed variety, of rich, deep crimson color, nearly
equal in earliness to early Bassano; per 02Z., 25 cents.-.-+.ecesecceeee
Long Red Mangel Wurtsel, a large variety, grown principally for feed-
ing stock; per Ib., 75 cents; per 0Z., 10 GeNtS....-eeceeseeccseeesveces
Yellow Globe, a large, round, orange-colored Mangel, excellent quality,
which keeps better than the Long Red, and produces better crops on
shallow ground; per Ib., 75 cents; per 0Z.,10-ceceescccscsccscescesce
Brocoli.
Growth and habit the same as the Cauliflower, except the heads are not
so compact; use and cultivation the same.
Early White, strong and robust grower; heads pure white; per 0z., 75 cts.
Purple Cape, one of the hardiest and most sure to head; per 0z., 75 cts..
Brussels Sprouts.
Best Improved, these are valuable members to the Cabbage family, giving
a great number of small heads on the main stalk. These are very
tender and delicate in flavor, late in the fall; per oz., 25 cents.......
Carrot.
Early Short Horn, a very early variety, and much esteemed on account
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of its excellent table qualities; per 0z., 20 cents...-+..eeeeeeeceeeees 5
Half Long, a variety intermediate in size and period of maturity, between
the Early Horn and Long Orange; per oz., 15 cents....-.-....- sSetehs 5
Long Orange, the standard sort; roots long, smooth and deep orange
color, suitable for the table and main field crop. It requires a good,
deep soil, and to stand eight inches apart, in eighteen inch drills, to
grow to large size3 per 0Z., 15 \CeMtS.ce seems soc ose oe BR ee
Long White, very large and valuable for field culture; per oz., 15 cents...
Cabbage.
Early Wyman, one of the best and most profitable early market cabbage
grown; it heads early in the season, is of large size and first quality,
and brings the highest price of any early cabbage brought into the
Boston market; perez.) $1-s. ++ > +s cnccteaee seen aes ae eee
Early Wakefield, very early, of medium size, good quality, and sure to
head; per:oz.,; 50 Cents. ..% atiod cc ae sic son out sone Seen ee oe reer eeeee
Early Winningstadt, heads cone-shaped, good size, solid, fine for sum-
mer, fall or winter; per oz., 35 cents..... piesa iets sla stele eislabtos digo te =
Dwarf Early Ulm, heads small, round, solid; leaves small, thick, fleshy,
of a fine, deep green color, of first-rate quality; valuable for small
gardens; require to be planted early, one foot apart; per 0z., 35 cts..
Large Early York, the most popular early variety grown, tender and
well flavored; per, 0Z., 20: GEntS:< 6 cosc5a dec cos noose deeeleo tn saree
Little Pixie, a very sweet and tender cabbage, small, very firm heads; the
earliest variety; per oz., 25 cents........ Se ee een sen ae
Large French Oxheart, a fine, heart-shaped cabbage, very tender, fine
and sweet-flavored, heads freely; per 0Z., 25 CeNIS...--.---eee-eeeeee
Green Globe Savoy; this is, undoubtedly, one of the best winter cab-
bages, of medium size and very tender; per oz., 20 cents........-...
Red Dutch, grown mostly for pickling, heads small, of an intense pur-
plish crimson color; per oz, 60 cents... -.<<-+ ss asses = eae
Fotler’s Improved Brunswick. This is, without exception, the best
early Drumhead variety in the market; every plant produces a good,
firm and solid head, often weighing trom twenty to thirty pounds;
DCEGZ..,, DOCENES sec cae ac’ cence ccicsceme st eaeere cee secceesseesscecsees
Marblehead Mammoth, noted for its enormous size; in good soil, weight
thirty to forty pounds; per 02., 50 cents..-.-.-.seeeeeeeceeeeeceeceece
Premium Flat Dutch, a low growing variety, heads large, round and
solid, an excellent winter variety; per 0Z., 35 cents..-+..+.+++sseeeee
Cauliflower.
The general cultivation of this delicate and most delicious vegetable can
not be too highly recommended. Its use within the past few years has won-
derfully increased, and, we think, to a greater extent than any other
vegetable, perhaps, with the exception of Celery and Tomato.
Early Paris, early, fine; short stalk, compact heads; per 0z., $1.50... eee
Early London, stem tall, leaves of medium size; it has a fine, white, com-
pact head; per 02., $1.....-eeees wie saaare sie ate hichavee SRS Pen ee
Carter’s Dwarf Mammoth, a very early, hardy variety, of dwarf, com-
pact habit, with a firm, white head; per 02Z., $1.50..-..2-+-+-++-e-- oe
Erfurt Large Early White, an excellent variety, producing large,white,
compact heads of fine quality; a favorite market variety, per 0Z., $2..
Cucumber.
Early Russian, the earliest in cultivation, bearing at least ten days before
the Early Cluster, which it somewhat resembles, but is smaller and
shorter, being only about three inches long when fit for'use. It sets
in pairs, and the first blossoms usually produce fruit. Flavor pleas-
ant and agreeable. It makes very small pickles; per 0z., 20 cents;
PEL Uh. g BQ nee nos vepceea sae crete wee sdwuc cece Cua ass a0 ss sinks Sesame
Extra Long Green Turkey, a distinct variety; when full grown, some-
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times measuring nearly eighteen inches in length; form long and
slender, with but few seeds; flesh remarkably firm and crispy; very
productive and excellent..-....ceceeceee Miatefela olalefalctarciareicietercieim arerticie wie
Early Pickling, this is the kind used altogether by the Boston Pickle
Manufacturers. An early, short variety, of good form and very pro-
ductive; per oz., 20 cents..-...... Seta tel etal of ot alial aint ataloyota etal siieetot=
Early Short Frame, the standard sort for the table and for pickling; of
medium size, straight and handsome; it makes a beautiful pickle that
keeps well; per 02., 20 cents; per Ib., $1.50....... ccc ceccccecccceccs .
Early White Spine, the best sort for the table. Itis alittle larger than
the Early Framed, and grows uniformly straight and smooth, dark
green, with white prickles; tender and excellent flavored; a good
kind for forcing and a great bearer; per oz., 15 cents; per Ib., $2.00.
Long Green Prickly, a very excellent variety, 2 good bearer, about a
foot in length, rather pointed at both ends, dark green, firm and crisp.
Itis a fine kind for the table, and makes a beautiful pickle for those
who like them hard and brittle; per oz., 20 cents; per Ib., $2........
General Grant, one of the newest and best varieties. It is perfect in
form, solid, crisp, and most agreeable flavor; grows from twenty to
thirty inches long; very hardy and succeeds well in the open ground.
It is a most desirable variety for exhibition, for the table or foreing.
Corn.
Darling’s Extra Early, very early, tender, and sugary, yields well and
ears near the ground, and is the best sort for early use, as it seldom
if ever fails to perfect its crops; per pint, 15 cents..... sleietaia iehatelelcte =r
Early Narragansett Sweet, one of the earliest varieties; fit for boiling
a week or ten days earlier than the ‘‘ Crosby ”......-seeeeccccccceees
Early Eight-Rowed Sugar, a fine variety, ears very long, cob white,
kernels large, and straight in rows; per pint, 15 cents.............. -
Stowell’s Evergreen Sweet, the latest, and said to be the sweetest va-
riety. One stalk will produce three to five ears, some of which will
keep green until winter; per pint, 15 cents............. Sonic scmajeien ets
Farmer’s Club Sweet, comes to table in seventy-five days; ears of the
best table size, with eight regular rows; kernels large, delightfully
tender, sweet, and of unsurpassed creamy flavor; per pint; 20 cts...
Red Cob Sweet, medium early. cob red, kernels large, ears long and
well filled; per pint, 15 cents..........-eeee0- sicadew eens AS SS REOLEC -
Moore’s Early Concord, stock strong, stocky and vigorous, growing
from seven to seven and a half feet high. Ears set rather on the stock,
and having from twelve to sixteen usually, and occasionally twenty
rows on the ear. ‘Color, when fit for the table, very white and hand-
some,—quality superior, not surpassed by any other variety; size of
ears large; considerably larger than the Crosby, very fine, either for
the market or family use, and very productive; it also matures earlier
than any other variety of equal size, which will make it very desira-
ble for the market garden; per pint, 25 cents.......--.... Sea ongon ac
Crosby’s Early Twelve-rowed Sweet, the earliest variety of twelve-
rowed sweet corn; sweet and delicious; per pint, 20 cents...........
Golden Sweet Corn. Itis early, ears of good size, and has the pecu-
liarity of combining the richest flavor of the field corn with the best
qualities of the sugar corn. It differs in appearance and flavor trom
every other variety. It is sweet, tender and delicious; preferred by
many to every other kind; per pint, 20 cemts..........ssseeeeeeeees 5
Celery.
Boston Market, remarkable for its tender, crisp, and succulent stems,
and its peculiarly mild flavor; per 0z., 40 cents....... bee meee ves Stee
Incomparable Dwarf Crimson, a new variety, dwarf habit; solid, and
of a deep crimson color; per 0Z., 40 cents..--..+-e.-.e0- aiacta a sremncieten 5
White Solid, large, strong growing variety; clear white, solid and crisp;
per 0Z., B0 CENtSecccccccorccccccsccccccece e@eeee eeereeeceeeseese eeeeeeeos
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Cress or Peppergrass.
Pkt. Cts.
Curled, a well known sort; per oz., 10 cents............ SePoroeadeocis ice
Broad-leaved, a coarse growing oe with broad spatulate leaves,
sometimes grown for feeding poultry; also used for soup; per 0z., 10
eents eeaceeeces eecescereseesesneseeseesseeseseseeesesesese see @sereeceseseeeoe
Egg-Plant.
The Egg-Plant will thrive well in any good garden soil, but will repay
eet ete The seed should be sown in hot-beds the first week in
pri
New York ee the leading market variety; excellent and very
productive.......c.e-.20- StoeetdodSécotdescctoccac aniston er. ce
Early Long Purple, differing in shape from the foregoing, early, hardy
and productive..... acide sce wes cwielele se aaa eieaee wae eet “tet anche
Black Pekin, the fruit of this handsome variety is jet black, round in
form and very solid; it is quite early and a very superior variety....
Round White, fruit milk-white................ So ecorse- Ags a 24: -25-
New Scarlet, very striking and handsome......... 5-2::- os swsletn keeeen :
Striped, new, Very Ormamental.......sscsecerccccescccccceccceccescecccce
Endive.
Green Curled, easily blanched, sory hardy, and well adapted for winter
USE ; PEF OZ., BS CENTS. ee eeceseccccrccees BAe -+ Shon ote tse cco sc s+:
Lettuce.
Butter Cabbage, true black seed, large, excellent; per 0oz., 25 cents-.--..
Brown Dutch, very bard, much esteemed for fall sowing..... @ < ala elnister .
Boston Curled, very earlv.the best for forcing and spring sowing,makes a
loose head; per 0Z., 35 Cents. ... 20. see ceesesccerccce Sogecodboses+2se-
Early Curled Silesia, a fine early variety, good size, very tender; per
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Royal Summer Cabbage, head medium sized, round and firm......... °
Tennisball, one of the earliest and best heading varieties; the heads are
below the medium size, very solid; per 0Z., 25 centsS.........-.-.s0-
White Paris Cos, very tender, brittle and mild flavored; per oz., 25 cts.
Green Paris Cos, considered one of the best; per 0oz., 25 cents..........
Melon.
Both the Musk and Water Melon thrive best in a warm, mellow, rich
sandy loam, and in a sheltered situation. After thoroughly stirring the soil
by plowing or spading, make the hills four feet apart for the Musk varieties,
and four or five for the Water Melons.
Musk Varieties.
Early Jenny Lind, small fruit, but of a very fine quality; medium, per
OZ., 2D CENTS. coerce eee sce ececccseseccrececesccerencsssenccsssccssces
Skilman’s Fine Netted, a coal netted variety, flesh green, very thick,
firm and sugary, and of the most delicious flavor; per oz., 20 cents..
Green Citron, a handsome, roundish fruit; flesh thick, melting, very
sweet and highly flavored; per oz., 20 cents......... Sohne cations cele
Large Persian, long and oval shaped; skin very thin and delicate, flesh
tender, rich and sweet; per 0Z., 20 CeNES..--.eseeeeseeeereeereeereces
Nutmeg, fruit oval; good size; flesh melting and highly perfumed; per
oz., 20 cents..... etna cad a aaneeles ¢ ote ebpigin ee Mee pean cos cncia se. mean
White Japan, the sweetest thin-skinned of the Musk Melons, color of the
fruit, cream white; flesh thick; per 0Z., 40 Cemts..-...-.+sseeeeeeeees
Large Yellow Cantelope, a good sized nearly round fruit; flesh salmon-
colored, thick and musk flavored, early; per oz., 20 cents.........++
Large Musk Melon, one of the earliest and most productive kind; flesh
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Water Melon.
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Black Spanish, round, very dark green, with scarlet flesh. fine grained,
sugary, and of good flavor; per 0Z., 10 centsS...-......eeeeeeeeecenees
Citron, used for making preserves; per 0Z., 20 Cents....-.+.eeeeeereceeee -
Phinney’s Watermelon. This variety, of recent introduction, is unex-
celled for hardness, vigor and productiveness. It ripens very early,
and is therefore better adapted for the Northern States than most va-
rieties. Red-fleshed, sweet and excellent; per oz., 25 ceuts.........
Mountain Sweet, a large, long, oval variety; flesh scarlet and quite solid
to the center; sweet and delicious; the popular market variety; per
OZcgh IMCCHtSe emcee <a sce ceclanvicne ne aisisiniaisioliae seco aseoseosssacobsde
Mustard.
Mustard, White, best for salad or culinary purposes; per oz., 10 cents...
Okra.
Long Green, served similar to the Asparagus. The green seed pods are
used in soups, and deemed a luxury; itis better to start the plants
in a hot-bed, and transplant to about a foot apart; per oz., 10 cents..
Onions.
Danvers Yellow, avery fine variety, originated in Danvers, Mass. Above
the medium size, globular in form, skin yellowish brown, flesh white,
mild, and well-flavored. Very productive, one of the most popular
kinds in cultivation; per 0z., 25 cents......... actin otciciove’s o increas
Large Yellow-=flat, or Silver Skin, an old and favorite sort, of excel-
lent quality, grows to a large size, sure cropper and good keeper; per
OZey 2D CONES. cc eee cece cece cececerccccccsecccscreccees sieialoisloinic cisiaielaisici=
Large Red Wethersfield, very large, deep red, thick, fine-grained, ten-
der and of sweet, pleasant flavor; fine keeper, very profitable; per oz.,
DONCERIS aed sass Re fo ar ratea armies’ te in aialaye ayo seals cual uis.a'e iaieie en scocosc
Price per ]b. on application.
Parsley.
Plain Parsley, leaves dark green, plain, longer than the Curled, and bet-
ter flavored for seasoning; per 0Z., 15 cents....... eee cceeccccccvece
Curled, more dwarf and tender, leaves yellowish green and beautifully
crimped and curled; per 02Z., 15 Cents.........seecccccecsececs eee :
Parsnip.
Long Smooth, root very long, white, smooth, free from side roots, tender,
sugary, and most excellent flavored; it keeps through the winter per-
feetly wells per 0Z., 10 Cents... 2.0.50 cess cceccevccccescccccese she
The Student, a new variety of delicious flavor; per oz., 15 cents........ “
Holiow Crown, roots long, ending somewhat abruptly; grows mostly be-
low the surface. Best garden variety; per oz., 15 cents...........20. :
Peas.
The peais extremely hardy, will endure cold frosty weather without
harm, and may therefore be sown very early in spring. Sow the Dwarf
varieties, that grow not over fifteen inches high, in rows two feet apart;
those varieties that attain the hight of two or three feet, in rows three feet
apart; and the rows of the tallest sort, four feet apart.
Extra Early.
Carter’s First Crop, a new English variety carefully tested with many
others, and proved to be the earliest in cultivation, very productive,
good flavor, grows 2 1-2 feet high, the haulm being literally covered
with pods: per qt., 40 cents.-.....-. wid cicia ainteiniss Caniee cer eatee sien creels
Early Dan O’Rouke, one of the earliest and a very popular market va-
riety; grows about 3 feet high, pods well filled. Peas of good size
and quality, equal in flavor to best Marrowfat; per qt., 23 cents......
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Pkt. Cts.
Tom Thumb, very dwarf, not exc eeding 9 inches in hight, stout and
branching; pods containing five or six peas, very early, of excellent
quality, yields abundantly. It may be cultivated in rows ten inches
apart; requires no sticks; per qt., 50 cents.-..-----sseeeeeeeeeeeeereee
McLean’s Little Gem, a dwarf, prolific, g green wrinkled Marrow, habit
similar to the Tom Thumb, a great acquisition. The chief fault hith-
erto in early peas has been’ want of flavor; this valuable variety has
all the sugary flavor of late wrinkled pea, besides being very early;
hight 1 foot, require no sticks; per qt., 50 cents.........sseeeeeseeees
McLean’s Advancer, a dwarf, green wrinkled Marrow, of fine flavor,
long pods well filled up, very pr olific; nearly as early as ‘Dan O’Rouke; :
new variety from England, 2 1-2 feet high; per qt., 40 cents..--......
Laxton’s Alpha, a blue wrinkled Pea, of exquisite flavor, remarkable for
its earliness and prolific bearing It is very early as a first crop;
beating McLean’s Advancer and Little Gem; and produces its large,
well-filled pods from the bottom to the top of the vines..........+++.
Second Early.
Laxton’s Prolific Early Long Pods this valuable variety, recently
brought out in England, has created a great sensation among market
gar deners and seed growers. Pods in agreen state were exhibited in
London averaging eleven to twelve peas ina pod, and were pro-
nounced an exceedingly fine variety. For a second early pea,there is
none of a similar class in cultivation equal to it, and we feel very con-
fident that it will soon come into general cultivation ; qt., 60 cents.
Laxton’s Supreme, a new variety of “Green Marrows, said to excel all
others ofits class. Itis as early as the Dan O’Rouke, of a most de-
licious flavor, and pronounced by the London Horticultural Society
a most valuable acquisition; per qt., 75 cents.------.--eeeeeeeees .
Napoleon, about 3 1-2 feet high, of robust erowth, pods produced in pairs,
3 inches long, containing five or six peas, of medium size, pale blue;
the earliest of the blue wrinkled Marrow Peas, and of superior qual-
ity, very prolific; per qt., 50 cents....-..cesceee coccccccnccccccccces
Bishop’s New Long Podded Dwarf, a fine branching, prolific variety,
pods containing six or Seven peas; early, productive, often producing
twenty pods per stem, and of excellent quality; the plants should
stand four to six inches apart in the line; 11-2 feet; per qt., 40 cents
General Crop.
Champion of England, universally admitted to be one of the best peas
grown; of delicious flavor and a profuse bearer, 3 to 4 feet; per qt.,
40 cents ajelelloloi=lolelole clolalelelelaile)eloielelemielelslatalels)aitlelatelelatelolelelalalete(ole|alaielsleriet-taeietal=
Dwarf Blue Imperial, a good bearer and fine-flavored, can be highly rec- .
ommended asa good Summer Pea; 3 feet; per qt., 50 cents........-
Sugar Pea, eatable pods, or string pea; 3 feet; per qt., 50 cents.........
Marrowfat; Black=Eyed, an excellent variety either for garden or field
culture, grows about 4 feet high, with large and well filled pods; a
popular market variety; per qt., 20 Cents.-.--+-eeeeeeeeceerseeeeeeess
Marrowfat, Large White, one of the oldest varieties in cultivation, and
a favorite market sort; it grows about 6 feet high, with very large
broad pods, well filled, of excellent quality, but late : per qt., 20 cents
Pepper.
Large Bell, very large, nearly 4 inches in length; glossy red, early, flesh
thick and very mild ; PCY 0Z., 40 CENTS... see ereieceeeeeceeece cece
Sweet Mountain, much like Bell, perhaps a little larger; per oz., 50 cents
Squash, fruit compressed, more or less ribbed; skin ‘smooth and glossy,
mild and pleasant to the taste; per 07%., 40 CeMtS.-.++e+eeeeseeeeeseee
Long Yellow, beautiful and productive ; 4 inches in length, and 1 inch in
diameter, flesh thick and pungent..... pee :
Cayenne, small, pungent, the Cayenne Pepper of commerce.-.++++++++++-
Radish.
Long Scarlet Short-top, the favorite long market radish everywhere;
per oz., 10 cents...... Sasplste sniwkiccphn ae Oteceee eat ve ee es sesecoed
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Scarlet Turnip Radish, round, about an inch in diameter, skin scarlet;
flesh white, good; per 0Z., 15 CeMtS...-..seceee cee cec cece ccccecceccne
Scarlet Olive Shaped, in form ofan olive, skin fine scarlet, flesh rose
color, tender and excellent; per 0Z., 15 Cents....-..ee. see eeseereeees
Chinese Rose Winter, size medium, skin fine, and of a bright rose color,
flesh firm,ratber piquant ;3per 0Z., 30 CeNtS..-.-...eeee eee ereeceseccece
Raphanus Caudatus, Japan Radish. The seed-pods grow two feet in
length; and are eaten as a salad or cooked as Asparagas; it is a very
curious plant............. p olata) sieht cists ulm elsinintal «acl Sin ofe'els/e'n ae Saas Aeaae
Rhubarb or Pie Plant.
Victoria, a large variety, one ofthe best for general use; per 0z., 25 cents
Colossus, very large, of a rich, aromatic flavor; per 0z., 25 cents....... .
Salsify or Vegetable Oyster.
Sow early in the spring, on light, rich soil, in drills fifteen inches apart,
and thin the plants to four inches in the rows. The roots may be used in
October or can remain in the ground without injury during the winter.
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Spinach.
Round, or Summer, thick, fleshy leaves, a little crimped, generally pre-
ferred for Spring séwing; per 0Z., 10 Cents.-..---eeeseeeceecseceeee :
Fall, or Prickly, this is the nardiest variety; with triangular, oblong, or
arrow-shaped leaves; per 02Z,, 10 CeNts,..--cesesceereccecsecercrcrece
New Zealand, very large and luxuriant; endures drought well, and
produces a large quantity of leaves; per 0Z., 20 Cents-.-.---sseeeeeeeee
Squash.
Boston Marrow, form ovate, skin thin, when ripe bright orange, flesh
salmon yellow, very dry, fine grained, and of a sweetness and excel-
ae unsurpassed; a fall and winter variety; per lb., $1.50, per oz.,
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Early Yellow, Striped Bush Scalloped, an early, flat, scallop-shaped
sort; color yellow; flesh pale yellow, fine-grained and well flavor-
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Early White Bush Scalloped, similar to the above, of the same dwarf
habit; the principal distinction consists in the difference of color;
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Early Green Bush Scalloped, a sub-variety of the above................
Early Bush Summer Crook-neck, the richest and best sort for Summer;
very early and productive. It is small, crooked-necked, covered
with warty excrescences, color bright yellow. Itis used only when
young and tender, which may be known by the pressure of the
thumb nail through the rind; per oz., 10 cents...............2---0..
Fall, or Winter Crook=-neck, most generally cultivated for fall and winter
use; flesh salmon-red, close grained, dry, sweet and fine flavored;
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Hubbard, the best winter Squash known; flesh orange yellow, fine grain-
ed, dry, sweet, and rich flavored; keeps through the winter; per
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Mammoth Prize, this is the largest variety grown, and under favorable
conditions of climate and in rich soil. 1t often grows to the weight of
from a hundred to a hundred and fifty pounds.............-.e.-es00.
Turban, or Turk’s Cap, a good fall and winter variety; flesh orange,
almost as good as the Hubbard; per 0Z., 25 cents...----.-...-..e eee
Yokohama, a new variety from Japan, finest grained of all Squashes,
with a rich Marrow flavor; per 0Z,, 25 CeNtS.---...cesceecsecesecues
Marblehead, recommended by the introducer as superior to the Hubbard.
It is usually thicker and flatter at the top, with a shell of more flinty
hardness; is of greater specific gravity, and the flesh is of ratber a
lighter color than the Hubbard, while its combination of sweetness,
dryness and delicious flavor is something really remarkable. In
yield it equals the Hubb:rd, while its keeping properties are declared
to surpass that famous varlety.-..>.+-. Sirleleiste a) bie M).e/e\uiele/elmletale(eis Gciariars io.e
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Pkt. Cts.
Tomato.
Early Smooth Red, one of the earliest, very smooth, round and regular
in its outline, of medium size; skin rich deep crimson, productive
and of good quality; per oz., 30 Cents. «else ok ne sade ee
Keyes’ Early Prolific, very early, productive, and of ood quality; per
OZ. 40 CONS <. Se icnic's 06 ccec we ewblebn opines ences cs uci s ecinile seine moaned
Canada Victor. The grower of the seed of this new Tomato says it is
the earliest of twenty-five sorts tried by him. The fruit is of large
size, very symmetrical and handsome, between round and oval in
shape, heavy, full meated and rich, ripening uniformity: not leaving
any green around the Stem.e 2205 4. ceric nice sjannbecene sme eae —
Early York, considered by many as the best ‘early sort, very prolific, fair
size, of excellent quality; per 0Z., 30 cents......-..2++.eeeeeeeeeeee
Tilden, fruit oval, of a brilliant scarlet, ot medium size, skin smooth and
glossy, flesh very solid and of high flavor; on account of its selitety
and keeping qualities it is a fine market variety ; ; per oz., 40 cents..
Lester’s Perfected, fruit of large size, pinkish red, smooth "and regular
in form, solid, and of fine flavor; per oz., 40 cents....+. Be eee
General Grant, a very superior, good sized Tomato, smooth, rather flati in
form, of good quality and nearly or quite as early as Early Smooth
Red $. per 0Z., 40 Cents. <. » -0 ice’ acnccecenccacccesss Sais eee cee eee
Cedar Hill, a new variety of large size, flesh solid, skin smooth and of
glossy red, very desirable; per 0Z., 35 cents....--.++++-+-seeeeeeeees
Large Yellow, about the size and shape of Smooth Red; color bright yel-
low, flesh firm, fine for preserving; per 0z., 30 Centss. nue eee
Yellow Cherry, g ood for preserving or pickling; per oz., 40 cents.......
Red Cherry, a small, round, red Tomato, of the shape and size of a cher-
ry; cultivated mostly for pickling ; it is the earliest of all; ; per oz., 40
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Crimson Plum, ‘hardy, early, and yields ebundsntly, of uniform size, and
beautiful crimson color; per 0Z., 40 cents.....ceseeseeee SHR AS RSs 5 5c<
Trophy, very large, pretty smooth, solid, and of fair quality; per oz., 50
GOTRES cleloie < ois, 0.010 010 010 clclc \o.c\0je eo s\olulaie alale elsisinlaleiejcic(eeiclciatela slaiatelelelctotals atcletiaiarats
Strawberry, or Ground Cherry, this, though called a Tomato, is a dis- |
tinct species, excellent for preserves; per 0Z., 50 cents..-eseeereeeees
Tobacco.
Connecticut Seed Leaf, per oz., 40 cont SL Shoat BO oor octane emo -
Virginia... see ese cece cece cece cee ccecee cen eee ceecsecencecerccctecesesens
Latakia, the best smoking tobacco in the world; introduced by Bayard
Taylor, the well known traveler, from the East, where it is esteemed
the most delicate flavored tobacco KNOWD.......cseceeescccceccecees :
Turnip.
Early White Flat Dutch, size medium, of quick growth, juicy, and of
excellent quality; per .0Z.,. 10.cents.......ccecccccccccnssecsescerce
White Top Strap-leaved, an early variety, which is fast taking the place
of the old early Dutch; one of the best for market or table use; per
OZey 10 CONES. -- cece see cncsecvcvccccccccrcscccccreses ccc ccccnscccocce
Red Top Strap-leaved, this variety has the form and character of the
white-topped, except in color, which is red or purple above ground.
Flesh fine-grained and exceedingly rich, and buttery flavored; per
oz., 10 CON sca oo snviiav'ngulicactla dee dbeh «lsucaeck Gee eeumNeles ok
Yellow "Aberdeen, a Sead and productive yaa! flesh pale yellow,
tender and sugary, keeps well; per 02Z., 10 cents.......-ee-seeeeseees
Robertson’s Golden Ball, smooth and symmetrical, skin bright yellow,
flesh firm, sweet and well flavored; per oz., 10 cents..--+-++++++++++
Sweet German, one of the best for winter or spring use, either for the
table or for feeding stock; the flesh is firm, sweet and of excellent
flavor; none better for keeping &; per oz., 16 contest S- 03-0 caueaee
Ruta Baga, Improved American, this variety is largely grown in this
country by many of our most prominent agriculturists, both for the
table and for feeding stock. The flesh is very solid and is of fine
quality; keeps well until Summer; per 02Z., 10 CentsS..cccereeoseveeee
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BASKETS OF FLOWERS,
Boquets, Wreaths, Anchors, Crosses,
CROWNS AND EMBLEMS.
DECORATIONS AT PARTIES AND WEDDINGS,
ARRANGED TO ORDER.
We pay particular attention to this department; our experience in
packing enables us to forward flowers safely to any point twelve hours dis-
tant from Manchester.
Orders by Letter or Telegraph will receive prompt and careful atten-
tion.
RUSTIC BASKETS AND STANDS
—Of all sizes constantly on hand and filled to order with the choicest
plants. They can be shipped with safety any distance not exceeding
three days time. Price—filled, $2 to $10 each.
GLASS FERNERIES
—Will be filled with choice and appropriate plants at. short notice.
ORNAMENTAL FLOWER POTS
—Of every description and price always on hand.
Orders for the above should be addressed to us at Manchester, N. H.
SPECIAL SEED NOTICE.
We keep on hand at our Greenhouses in Manchester, a complete stock
of Flower and Vegetable Seeds; all living in the city or Vicinity, desiring
the choicest seeds, will find it to their advantage to call and select for
themselves.
Sweet and Pot Herb Seeds.
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